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The Top 20 Attractions in Modena

There are plenty of places to see and visit in Modena. Whether you love hiking or cycling, Modena is a region where 20

hidden gems are waiting to be explored and visited. Check the top places to visit in the region and plan your next adventure today.

Last updated: September 30, 2025

Lake Scaffaiolo

One of the best known and most visited lakes in the entire Emilian Apennines, the Scaffaiolo is even mentioned by Boccaccio in the treatise “De Montibus” of 1373. It is …

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Duca degli Abruzzi Refuge at Lake Scaffaiolo

Managing a refuge in the Apennines may seem simple, but it is not. In this story we come into contact with the managers of the Duca degli Abruzzi Refuge in an "ordinary" winter weekend: appennino.netlify.app/vita-da-rifugio

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Secchia Cycle and Pedestrian Bridge

Very nice bridge and slightly slippery in the wet

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Rocca di Vignola

Vignola city of cherries 🍒

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World War II Memorial at Croce Arcana

One of the windiest places in Italy, with gusts reaching 270 kilometers per hour, the Croce Arcana pass is located at an altitude of 1669 meters between the provinces of …

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Monte Cimone Summit

Highest peak of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines.

Too bad for the significant anthropization of the summit due to the weather station and the military base below.

Magnificent view that reaches up …

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Monte delle Tre Croci

DENZANO - THE MOUNT OF THE THREE CROSSES



We advance through the downy oak woods and take the path that leads to Monte delle Tre Croci, passing along the ridge. …

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Modena Cathedral (Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption and Saint Geminianus)

The cathedral of Modena, whose official name is the metropolitan cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta in Cielo and San Geminiano, is the main place of worship in the city of Modena, the mother church of the archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola.

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Nature Trail of the Secchia River Expansion Reserve

Trail with mud when it rains

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Capanno Tassoni

A famous refuge in the upper Modena Apennines, the Tassoni hut is located between Fanano and the Croce Arcana pass, in the Ospitale valley. It was built in the 1960s …

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