Food destinations within easy reach of Modena, worth the early start.
Food destinations within easy reach of Modena, worth the train, the rental car or the early start.
Famous for Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena DOP, nocino, the Mast cot must-cooking festival
Spilamberto, about 10 km from Modena, is the home of the balsamic Consorteria since 1967 and of the Museo del Balsamico Tradizionale, with guided tastings.
By car from Modena; the museum is in Villa Comunale Fabriani, Via F. Roncati 28, Spilamberto.
Famous for Tortellini in capon broth, the Venus's navel legend, La Lumira
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 Guide.
One regional-train stop from Modena towards Bologna, or by car along the Via Emilia.
Famous for Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro, balsamic, Emilian country cooking
Castelvetro, 15 km south of Modena, is Lambrusco Grasparossa country, with Locanda del Feudo and Opera|02 at Levizzano both listed in the Michelin Guide.
By car through the hills south of Modena; Levizzano Rangone is a hamlet of Castelvetro.
Famous for Cavallino (one Michelin star, 2026), MikEle for seafood
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 star.
By car from Modena; Cavallino is at Via Abetone Inferiore 1, Maranello.
Famous for The Benedictine abbey, charcoal-grilled meats and fresh pasta at La Nunziadeina, Lambrusco di Sorbara country
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 Guide.
By car from Modena on the road towards Ferrara.
Famous for Ciliegia di Vignola IGP, Torta Barozzi, the Rocca
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 in 1886.
By car from Modena.
