Modena (province) Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
province of Italy
About Modena (province)
Modena Province stretches across the broad flat plain of the Po valley. Its southern part is in the Apennine mountains, with the rivers Secchia and Panaro flowing north into the plain to join the Po. For most of the medieval period the area was controlled by the Este dynasty, who embellished the palaces, castles and churches that remain Modena's major attractions. The province in its present footprint was created in 1859 in the run-up to the unification of Italy. It became industrial, with food production, ceramics and textiles, but is best known as the base for Ferrari automobiles: several museums mark this legacy. The area suffered a chain of major earthquakes in May / June 2012, centred 36 km north of Bologna. Everywhere was affected, with the worst damage in Mirandola, Finale Emilia, C
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