Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Tourist office
( 059 203 26 60;
http://turismo.comune.modena.it
;
Piazza Grande 14; 3-6pm Mon,
9am-1pm & 3-6pm Tue-Sat, 9.30am-12.30pm Sun)
Provides city maps and the useful
Welcome to
Modena
brochure.
Getting There & Around
nect Modena with most towns in the region.
By car, take the A1 Autostrada del Sole if coming from Rome or Milan, or the A22
from Mantua and Verona.
The train station is north of the historic centre, fronting Piazza Dante. Destinations in-
clude Bologna (€3.60, 30 minutes, half-hourly), Parma (€5, 30 minutes, half-hourly) and
Milan (regional €14.65, two hours, hourly/express €27.50, 1¾ hours, every two hours).
ATCM's bus 7 links the train station with the bus station and city centre.
Reggio Emilia
POP 170,000
Often written off as an emergency pit stop on the Via Emilia, Reggio Emilia states its case
as birthplace of the Italian flag - the famous red, white and green tricolour - and a con-
venient base for sorties south into the region's best natural attraction, the Parco Nazionale
dell'Appennino Tosco-Emiliano. Those savvy enough to get out of their train/car/bus will
find a city of attractive squares, grand public buildings and a leafy park. In 2010 Reggio
Emilia was named Italy's most cycle-friendly city.
Known also as Reggio nell'Emilia, the town started life in the 2nd century BC as a Ro-
man colony along the Via Emilia. Much of Reggio was built by the Este family during the
400 years it controlled the town, beginning in 1406.
Sights
Reggio's pedestrianised city centre is an agreeable place to wander or cycle. The main
sights are centred on Piazza Prampolini and adjacent Piazza San Prospero.
Duomo
(Piazza Prampolini; 8am-noon & 4-7pm)
Reggio's 13th-century cathedral was first built in
the Romanesque style but was given a comprehensive makeover 300 years later.
CATHEDRAL
