Where a car takes you from Modena
These are the day trips from Modena on our own pages where a car earns its keep. Trains reach some of them; a car reaches all of them, on your own clock.
- Spilamberto (Museo del Balsamico Tradizionale) Spilamberto, about 10 km from Modena, is the home of the balsamic Consorteria since 1967 and of the Museo del Balsamico Tradizionale, with guided tast
- Castelfranco Emilia (tortellini) Castelfranco Emilia, 13 km east of Modena, claims the tortellino's birth, holds a tortellino sagra each September and has La Lumira in the Michelin Gu
- Castelvetro di Modena and Levizzano (Lambrusco Grasparossa) Castelvetro, 15 km south of Modena, is Lambrusco Grasparossa country, with Locanda del Feudo and Opera|02 at Levizzano both listed in the Michelin Gui
- Maranello (Cavallino) Maranello, 18 km from Modena, is Ferrari's town; Cavallino, the old company canteen where Bottura's pupil Riccardo Forapani cooks, won a 2026 Michelin
- Nonantola (abbey and La Nunziadeina) Nonantola, 10 km from Modena, pairs its abbey with La Nunziadeina opposite, a family trattoria that marked 100 years in 2026 and joined the Michelin G
- Vignola (cherries and Torta Barozzi) Vignola, south-east of Modena, is cherry country from late May and the home of Torta Barozzi, the peanut, almond and cocoa cake Eugenio Gollini fixed
Booking a car in Modena
We compare through one partner rather than listing every broker. Desks sit at the airport and in town, and the headline rate below is theirs, not ours.
- From
- USD 2.59 a day
- Desks on site
- Alamo, Dollar, Europcar, Hertz, Keddy, Locauto, Maggiore, Sixt
- Pick up at
- Modena Railway Station
Rates are the partner's headline price at our last check (2026-10-02) and move with dates, car class and insurance. We earn a commission if you book, at no cost to you.