Castelvetro di Modena and Levizzano (Lambrusco Grasparossa) is a food day trips in Modena.
Editorially verified September 29, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Pair the two: lunch at Opera|02 on Via Medusia, a balsamic-making farm estate, then dinner at Locanda del Feudo on Via Trasversale in the upper village.
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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.
TipCavallino takes its own bookings, so reserve through the restaurant; MikEle on Via Flavio Gioia is the Michelin-listed seafood alternative in town.
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.
TipBook La Nunziadeina on Via Vittorio Veneto for the charcoal grill and the dessert trolley, and see the abbey church across the road before lunch.
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.
TipGo between late May and June for the cherry harvest and the Vignola è tempo di ciliegie festival, and buy the original Torta Barozzi in Vignola itself.
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.
TipThe museum opens Tuesday and Thursday to Sunday 10:30-17:30 and Wednesday mornings, with guided visits at 10:45, 12:00, 14:00 and 15:30; book ahead.
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.
TipThe 2026 sagra ran 4 to 13 September, stands open from 19:30 and for Sunday lunch; outside it, book La Lumira on Corso Martiri for tortellini in brodo.