Modena

The city is located in the middle of the province of which it is the administrative capital, in the Val Padana. Two rivers surround it without, however, crossing it: the Secchia and the Panaro, whose importance for the city is testified also by the presence of the Fountain of the two rivers by native sculptor Giuseppe Graziosi, located in Largo Garibaldi. Other wonderful testimonies of the city's antique culture are the Church of San Vincenzo and the Ghirlandina Church and Tower. Another perfect example of the history of Modena is the fact that the Palazzo Ducale was the seat of the Court of the Este family between 1600 and 1800. Since the unification of Italy, the Palazzo hosts the prestigious Military Academy of Modena. The building, one of the most important royal palaces of the 1600s, was build starting in 1634 on the site of the old Este castle, which in the Middle Ages was located at the city's borders. Only afterwards, with the extension of the city walls wanted by Duke Ercole, the castle came to occupy a symbolic position, between the medieval centre of the municipality and the new, straight-line neighbourhoods of the ducal capital. A city rich in history, art and culture, but also in amusement and entertainment. A city to Love.

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