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You are looking for Accommodation in Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. We are bringing you one step closer to finding your perfect accommodation solution.
In Modena we have holiday accommodation properties of the following types: 3 Star Hotels and 4 Star Hotels.
Some of our popular destinations for holiday accommodation in Modena include: Bologna, Carpi, Cesena, Ferrara, Forl-Cesena, Forli, Modena, Parma, Piacenza, Ravenna, Reggio Emilia, Rimini, San Prospero, Sassuolo, Sestola and Zocca.
Our featured holiday accommodation properties in Modena include: Hotel De Corso and Hotel San Silvestro.
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Situated at 34 m. above sea level on the plain confined by the rivers Secchia and Panaro; the Via Emilia runs through the urban area. Ancient centre of the Ligurians, in 183 BC. the city became a Roman colony, known as Mutina, an important agricultural and commercial market. After the Barbarian invasions, it flourished again under the Canossas (11th-12th century), as a free municipality and later, in the 13th century, passed under the rule of the Estensis, who held it until the French Revolution. After 1815 Modena was an Austrian possession until 1860 when it was annexed to the Kingdom of Italy.
Monuments: The Duomo (Romanesque - 12th-13th century, sculptures by Wiligelmo), the Ghirlandine (a tower, 86 m. high-14th century), the Palazzo Ducale (17th century, now seat of the Military Academy), the Palazzo Comunale (12th century), the church of San Francesco (Gothic), the Pantheon degli Estensi (17th century).
With regard to the economy, Modena is an important commercial centre, and a junction ... Read More...
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Sacred Buildings of the City Centre of Carpi in Emilia-Romagna
Sacred buildings of the Carpi historical centre: The Pieve della Sagra and the Cathedral, Temple of San Nicolò, San Francesco, San Bernardino from Siena, SS. Crocifisso church
St. Mary's Church in the Castle
"The Sagra" dates back to the establishment of the Longobards with King Astolfo (752). Only certain traces of the original foundations and small areas in the crypt still exist . The actual medieval construction showing Romanesque styled architectural canons and decorations, which can be noticed on the walls and in the bell tower, are from the Matildic era (XII century).
The facade was made in 1515 with the project of Baldassarre Peruzzi, when the Medieval church, with a basilican layout was reduced to its actual size, allowing the construction of the Cathedral; the XII century portal was recovered from the antique church. The marble ambo with basso-rilievi (XII century), the sarcophagus of Manfredo Pio and more than anything the frescos which date back between the X ... Read More...
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 You are looking for Accommodation in Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Our featured holiday accommodation properties in Modena include: Hotel De Corso and Hotel San Silvestro.
In Modena we have holiday accommodation properties of the following types: 3 Star Hotels and 4 Star Hotels.
Some of our popular destinations for holiday accommodation in Modena include: Bologna, Carpi, Cesena, Ferrara, Forl-Cesena, Forli, Modena, Parma, Piacenza, Ravenna, Reggio Emilia, Rimini, San Prospero, Sassuolo, Sestola and Zocca.
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