On the Trail of the House of Este
in and Around Modena
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On the Trail of the House of Este
in and Around Modena
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For history buffs or anyone who can’t get enough of the lives and times of royals long past, this excursion has more than a few thrills in store. Two days to discover the Dynasty of the House of Este, whose rule extended over much of the Po River valley.
This focus of this itinerary is the history of the Estes in the City of Modena, where Este Duke Cesare arrived in 1598 to make the town capital of the dukedomn after the loss of Ferrara.
Let’s explore, one stop at a time.
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- Ducal Palace of Sassuolo The palace, also known as “Delizia” (delight) for its architecture enhanced by fountains and surrounded by gardens, for the beauty of its interior decorations and for its fine location in the broad valley of Secchia, stands as a veritable gem of northern Italian Baroque.
- Modena Unesco site
- The Gallerie Estensi
- Sant'Agostino Church Dating back to the 1300s, the church of Sant'Agostino was chosen for the magnificent funeral service held for Francis I in 1659 and in subsequent years the Dukes transformed it into the Pantheon of the Estensi.
- San Vincenzo church The Church of San Vincenzo is among the most important place of worship to be built in Modena in the 1600s. Commissioned by the House of Este, San Vincenzo was later restored in the early 1800s, and decorated with frescoes. On May 13, 1944, a bomb destroyed the sanctuary, the choir and a large portion of these frescoes, which were again restored. Recent work in cleaning the frescoed ceiling and walls has given new lustre to this magnificent edifice. Este dukes and other nobles are buried here.
- Terme della Salvarola Salvarola Spa, renowned already in the Roman times provides four kinds of water: salt-bromine-iodic water, sulphur-sodic water, calcic water and sulphur-bicarbonate-magnesic water.
- Mercato albinelli in modena Food market in the heart of Modena