Moving to Modena

Modena is located on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. It's only about 30 km from Bologna. The territory around Modena was inhabited by the Villanovans in the Iron Age, and later by Ligurian tribes, Etruscans, and the Gaulish Boii. Although the exact date of its foundation is unknown, it is known that it was already in existence in the 3rd century BC during Hannibal's invasion of Italy.



Modena is well known in culinary circles for its production of meats and balsamic vinegar, and in the music world as the birthplace of Luciano Pavarotti.

Like most Italian cities, one of the main tourist sights is the cathedral. It was finished in 1184, and a bell tower which took nearly a hundred years to complete was added in 1319. Modena's Duomo inspired campaigns of cathedral and abbey building in emulation through the valley of the Po.



The Piazza Grande

Modena is now best known as "the capital of engines", since the factories of the famous Italian sports car makers Ferrari, De Tomaso, Lamborghini, Pagani and Maserati are, or were, located here and all, except Lamborghini, have headquarters in the city or nearby. Lamborghini is headquartered not far away in Sant'Agata Bolognese, in the adjacent Province of Bologna. One of Ferrari's cars, the 360 Modena, was named after the town itself. Also, one of the colors for Ferraris is Modena yellow.



In 2007, there were 179,937 people residing in Modena. Motor racing is obviously a big sport in this city. The city's football club, Modena F.C., plays in Serie B, the Italian second division.