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| our boutique hotel - Vittorio Veneto 25 - an easy walk to everything |
It’s not known when the town was founded, but it
was in existence before 200 BC. It has
seen Ligurians, Etruscans, Gauls and Romans. It was besieged by Pompey and Mark
Antony and was included in Napoleon’s empire. Now it’s the home of Ferrari ,Maserati
and Di Tomaso, amongst others. The university was founded in 1175 and Italian army
officers are trained at the military academy here. We saw a couple of cadets, in
uniform, enjoying a coffee in one of the squares ( unbelievably bad haircuts !).
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| beautiful houses tucked behind high walls |
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| beautiful cars outside beautiful buildings |
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| love the very italian colours |
The area is famous for balsamic vinegar and
tortellini and Modena has a restaurant rated one of the best in the world , Osteria Francescana - and
no , we didn’t eat there. It was a sunday night and many restaurants were closed, unfortunately.
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| the usual sunday crowds |
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| Ducal palace and water feature |
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| lots of wonderful little squares always with a cafe or two |
This is a beautiful city of fabulous colours. When we visit a new place, we always ask ourselves "Could we live here ?". It's always possible with us, Our conclusion ? Modena and Mantua are lovely, Florence was too touristy, but Bologna had the best food culture. Must return to investigate more of the italian lakes though.
Super week-end à tous
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