المعالم السياحية

يُبرز المركز التاريخي عظمة أسرة إستي التي جعلت مودينا عاصمة للدولة حتى عام 1859. ويُعد قصر دوكالي رمز هذه العظمة، وقد صممه المهندس المعماري أفانتزيني بمشاركة مهندسين آخرين مثل فيغارانيو و سولي , وهو الآن مقر الأكاديمية العسكرية المرموقة

In addition to the traditional color of the houses in shades of yellow, old rose and ochre, the white of monuments stands out in the ancient heart of the historical center: the Cathedral and the Ghirlandina. These masterpieces, together with Piazza Grande, are UNESCO World Heritage Sites and date back to medieval times. The Cathedral, one of the most beautiful and elegant from the European Romanesque period, is a book of stone where the architecture of Lanfranco and the sculpture of Wiligelmo communicate symbolic messages of faith and hope to citizens and the faithful.

The Piazza ends with a complex of civic buildings, constructed over the centuries which have merged to become a big single building, Palazzo Comunale, the address for several municipal offices. Inside are paintings, tapestries that give symbolic messages recalling civic and moral virtues.

Churches

Modena has a good number of churches, full of masterpieces, from the oldest Santa Maria della Pomposa in the square of the same name that is the heart of Modena’s nightlife, to Baroque churches such as San Biagio, Sant’Agostino, called the Pantheon of the Estensi, through to San Vincenzo where the Este family tombs are. The San Pietro abbey complex is particularly interesting, including the Abbey full of works of art like that of Begarelli and a Benedictine monastery with beautiful cloisters open to the general public and the old dispensary, stocked with products made following ancient recipes.