Getting There
Modena can be reached easily by train or car from Milan, 100 miles away.
Hotel
Canalgrande Hotel (6 Corso Canalgrande; 011-39-059-21-71-60), whose central location and faded grandeur make up for its spartan rooms.
Tasting Tour
La Francescana (22 Via Stella; 011-39-059-21-01-18), Massimo Bottura's restaurant.
Cantine Cavicchioli (9 Piazza Gramsci, San Prospero; 011-39-059-81-24-11), a winery that produces cru Vigna del Cristo, Bottura's favorite Lambrusco.
Enoteca del Taglio (6 Via Fonte d'Abisso; 011-39-059-21-03-77), Modena's best wine shop.
Giusti (46 Vicolo Squalore; 011-39-059-22-25-33), a tiny, 400-year-old food emporium and restaurant.
Hombre (320 Via Corletto Sud; 011-39-059-51-06-60), a dairy farm that produces the Parmesan Bottura uses.
Gallery
Emilio Mazzoli (62 Via Nazzario Sauro; 011-39-059-243-45-55), for exhibits of modern artists, including Alex Katz and Ross Bleckner.



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