Travelling Around Northern Italy

When you are in Modena or Reggio Emilia, the Riviera Romagna on the Adriatic Sea, famous throughout Europe for its beaches and nightclubs, is only an hour and a half away by car or train. Mountain lovers can take advantage of the excursions to the Apennines (see www.appenninomodenese.net and www.appenninoreggiano.it).

Modena and Reggio Emilia are close to other major Italian tourist destinations located in Northern Italy.

Bologna, Parma and Verona are between half an hour and one hour away from both cities. Florence, Milan and Lake Garda can be reached in one and a half hour.

The stunning coastline of Liguria, on the Tyrrhenian Sea, can be reached in two and a half hours, while Venice, on the Adriatic, is three hours away.

The best way to travel around Northern Italy is by train or by car.

If you are flying in or out of Italy, the closest airports are Bologna, Verona, Milan Malpensa and Linate and Orio al Serio.