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Modena's best shop for balsamic vinegar represents 20 or so DOP producers belonging to the strictest and biggest of the three consortiums affiliated with Modena's most famous product. Carry-on-friendly 100ml bottles – designed by famed automobile designer Giorgetto Giugiaro – cost between €50 and €150. Prepare to taste a few before committing.

Professional tip: stop by one of the gelaterias on Piazza Mazzini and pick up a serving of fior di latte (sweetened cream) or crema (egg custard) gelato and pair your tasting with that. You're welcome.

Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

  • Museu Horacio Pagani

    Museu Horacio Pagani

    6.25 MILES

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    Casa di Lucio Dalla

    23.1 MILES

    The 15th-century Palazzo Casa Fontana poi Gamberini – the fascinating, pricier-than-the-Colosseum home of eccentric Italian singer-songwriter Lucio Dalla …

  • Bologna, Italy - The basilica of Santo Stefano, Holy Jerusalem, known as Seven Churches. Emilia-Romagna region.; Shutterstock ID 660489289; purchase_order: 65050; job: poi; client: ; other: 660489289

    Basilica di Santo Stefano

    23.4 MILES

    Bologna's most unique religious site is this atmospheric labyrinth of interlocking ecclesiastical structures, whose architecture spans centuries of…

  • Wide-angle interior view of the Basilica of San Petronio, Piazza Maggiore, Bologna, Italy showing the marble columns and ornate gilded cross above the altar. 656090378 campanile, palazzo

    Basilica di San Petronio

    23.14 MILES

    Bologna's hulking Gothic basilica is Europe's sixth-largest church, measuring 132m by 66m by 47m. Work began on it in 1390, but it was never finished, and…

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    Museo Ferrari

    8.71 MILES

    Each year, hundreds of thousands of petrolheads make the pilgrimage to this museum in Maranello, Ferrari's home town. They come here to obsess over the…

  • La Rocchetta Mattei

    La Rocchetta Mattei

    29.95 MILES

    You'll find one of Emilia-Romagna's most fascinating and curious sights at this captivating hilltop castle 50km southwest of Bologna. La Rocchetta Mattei…

  • Duomo

    Duomo

    0.08 MILES

    Modena's celebrated duomo combines the austerity of the Dark Ages with throwback traditions from the Romans in a style known as Romanesque. The church…

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1. Torre Ghirlandina

0.05 MILES

Rising behind the cathedral is this early-13th-century 87m tower topped with a slender Gothic spire, named after Seville's famous 'Giralda' in the early…

2. Palazzo Comunale

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Behind its elegant facade, Modena's 17th-century town hall offers several historic rooms for visitors to explore; in addition to incredible frescoed…

3. Musei del Duomo

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Tucked down an alley along the left side of the cathedral, the duomo's side-by-side museums operate like two exhibitions within the same space. Musei del…

4. Duomo

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Modena's celebrated duomo combines the austerity of the Dark Ages with throwback traditions from the Romans in a style known as Romanesque. The church…

5. Palazzo Ducale

0.16 MILES

Construction began in 1634 on this massive palace, a baroque masterpiece that absolutely dominates the northeast end of Modena's historic centre. Today,…

6. Museo della Figurina

0.19 MILES

A nostalgic journey back in time for any kid who ever owned a Panini football sticker collection, this geeky museum is tucked away upstairs in the Palazzo…

7. Museo Civico Archeologico Etnologico

0.3 MILES

Housed together with the jointly administered Museo Civico d'Arte inside the Palazzo dei Musei, this small museum has well-displayed local finds from…

8. Biblioteca Estense

0.3 MILES

The Biblioteca Estense, inside the Palazzo dei Musei, holds one of Italy’s most valuable collections of books, letters and manuscripts, including the…