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🇮🇹Italy·Emilia-Romagna
Modena
Food day-trip · 1 night · Best months May / Jun / Jul
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Quick verdict
Balsamic, opera, and supercars: often better as a day trip from Bologna.
What Modena does to your trip
Adds
- +Balsamic, Ferrari, and opera
- +Excellent food for its size
- +An easy day trip from Bologna
- +Compact and walkable
Costs
- −Little to fill more than a day
- −Better as a day trip than an overnight
- −A limited evening scene
How many nights
Minimum
1 night
Less than this and you'll feel rushed.
Better
1 night
Enough to settle in and explore.
Avoid
Rushing
Transfer effort outweighs the payoff.
Use Modena as
Food day-trip.
The next step
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When to go
When to go
great okay avoid
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
- Best
- May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep
- Okay
- Apr · Oct
- Caution
- Jan · Feb · Mar · Nov · Dec
Climate
10-year averages (2011-2020). Temperatures in °C.
Jan
8°
0°
7d rain
6.2h sun
Feb
10°
1°
10d rain
6.6h sun
Mar
15°
4°
9d rain
8.8h sun
Apr
19°
8°
10d rain
10.5h sun
May
23°
12°
11d rain
11.6h sun
Jun
28°
17°
8d rain
13.4h sun
Jul
31°
20°
7d rain
13.5h sun
Aug
31°
20°
7d rain
12.3h sun
Sep
26°
16°
8d rain
10.4h sun
Oct
19°
11°
8d rain
7.6h sun
Nov
14°
6°
10d rain
5.9h sun
Dec
9°
1°
6d rain
5.8h sun
Source: Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
What it costs
Prices at a glance
Rates as of 2 Augest.
€122
Mid-range hotel
/ night
€26
Hostel dorm
/ night
€9
Cheap meal
€2
Cappuccino
€5
Transit day pass
€17
Airport transfer
€9
Short taxi
€1
Bottled water
€4
Local beer
€7
Tourist eSIM
/ 7 days
€16
Attraction ticket
€39
Car rental
/ day
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Strong combinations on a 7–14 day trip.
Where to stay
Getting around
Arriving
Modena. On the Milan to Bologna line; the Piazza Grande UNESCO ensemble is a 15 minute flat walk from the station.
Tickets · SETA
SETA points, tabaccherie and app channels; fares on the SETA site.
Validate when boarding.
The centre is compact and flat; most visitors only ride a bus for the Ferrari museums, and the Maranello one needs the dedicated shuttle or a regional bus anyway.
On foot
- ·Duomo, Ghirlandina tower and Piazza Grande sit together; the Mercato Albinelli and the museum quarter are minutes away on foot
Taxis and driving
- ·The centre is a ZTL; park at the ring lots. For Maranello, a car is genuinely the easiest option
Official sites: SETA tickets (Modena)
Fares and details verified against official sources, July 2026. Prices can change; the official links above always have the latest.
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City guide updated July 2026