- Join for free
- Sign In
Latest Modena hotel reviews
Helpfulness
Walking back from Mercato Albinelli toward Piazza Maggiore my eyes were captured by the little window of this shop. When I walked closed the smell capture me even more!
They sell every kind of tea, coffee, candy, chocolate and spices. The shop is original from the '40 and still has the wooden shelves and the counter as it was.
Teas and spices are saved in glass jars and it is a joy just to stand in the middle of it.
What to buy: Tea and coffee from oll over the world, spices, chocolate, traditional Modena liquor, Balsamic vinegar.
What to pay: You pay for high quality product, so it does not really matter.
100 grams of White tea was 3.50 euros.
Updated Oct 15, 2011
Address: Via Albinelli 9 Modena
Helpfulness
The covered market "Mercato Albinelli" is where you have to go if you have interest in food, no matter if you like to cook or just eat, this is the place for you.
The building have an interesting architechture and have been inaugurated in 1931. In the middle of it there is a statue of a girl and a little fountain.
The sides are a line of butchers, cheese and pasta shops. In the middle there are lots of different fruits and vegetables stand, a couple of fish stand and several stand selling cooked food to take away.
It is full of colors and smells and it will wake up your sense.
It is open every day 6.30/14.30 Saturday also 16.30/19.30.
What to buy: Vegetables, fruits, spices, cheese, meat, handmade pasta, bread, flowers and plants.
Street food, precooked food, wine, traditional balsamic vinegar.
What to pay: Less than in a supermarker and the product will be fresher.
Updated Oct 15, 2011
Address: Via Luigi Albinelli 13, 41100 Modena (MO)
Phone: +39 059 211218
Website: http://www.mercatoalbinelli.it/
Helpfulness
You can smell this shop from the street as they roast coffee, besides having spices that locals seek for food preparation. When you enter the shop it is like going back in time, not only do your eyes see how shops once were in Italy, but your senses smell the history of Modena.
Don't miss the chance to spend even 5 minutes back in time!
There are fewer and fewer of these kinds of shops in northern Italy, as many older shop owners leave the business and their shops are renovated into a New York look alike. Once made into a shiny, black and chrome spectacle the old look of Italy cannot be brought back.
What to buy: They have teas, too.
Look for balsamic vinegars here. They will help you find the one right for your budget.
The people who work this shop, are really friendly, and will tell you about the history of their shop if you ask.
What to pay: average prices
Updated Oct 10, 2011
Address: via Luigi Albinelli 9, Modena, MO 41100
Phone: 39 059225307
Helpfulness
This area, famous for balsamic vinegar, is a paradise for cooks and people who want to take home a nice gift for a friend of relative.
You will so so many displays of balsamic vinegar that it will be difficult to choose....and there are tastings, too, which might help you decide which is best.
The older the vinegar the higher the cost. It is made by decanting each year and placing into a smaller barrel because of dehydration, which makes the vinegar more intense in flavor. At the end of 20 years or more, they will have less vinegar in a much smaller barrel, making what is left more precious and more costly.
If you can arrange a visit to a farm that makes this wonderful tasting product, be sure and go.
What to buy: Featured are some photos of balsamic vinegar displays with prices and age.
Written Oct 10, 2011
Helpfulness
The market is the daily stop for the citizens of Modena. It is the place to find things they need to cook their food, from balsamic vinegar made locally, to all types of vegetables.
What to buy: You can find numerous types of cheese, wine and meat products, too.
What to pay: average prices... no bargaining.
Written Oct 10, 2011
Address: Near Cathedral
Helpfulness
Second hand markets are not so popular in Italy and to go and sell like Americans do in their garage, estate and yard sales is rather new for us. Fortunately, the mentality is changing so it is more and more common to go to empy own's cellar or garage. I went yesterday for the first time in my life and found it as a fantastic idea to give another life to second hand things!
It is a huge parking lot where you (seller) can enter with your own car; for 6 euros you will get the area where you can put your things.
Every first Sunday of the Month, from sunrise to sunset
What to buy: Everything except for animals, weapons and gold.
Written Oct 3, 2011
Address: Via Pomponesiana, Marzaglia (MODENA)
Helpfulness
This is the perfect local shop to stock up on Emilia-Romagna’s local wine, Lambrusco. Also, this shop sells a wide range of Modena’s famous vinegar, aceto balsamico, aged anywhere from three to 100 years. It is possible to taste the various vintages of vinegar here.
The web site is in Italian only.
Updated Nov 30, 2010
Address: Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 15/17
Phone: 059 427 9228
Website: www.enotecaducale.it/enoteca.html
As everyone knows, Modena is famous for its balsamic vinegar. Naturally, it is one of the most available shopping items all around the city, and there is certainly a greater variety of it than elsewhere around the world. It is therefore a nice "souvenir" to buy and a perfect gift to bring back after a visit to Modena. Attached are two photos of shops selling balsamic vinegar of Modena (aceto balsamico).
Updated Nov 8, 2010
Inaugurated in 1931, il Mercato Albinelli is Modena's farmers' market. It continues the city's market tradition from Mediaeval times, when the piazzas of the city were filled with farmers selling their produce. Flowers and fresh produce from the very fertile region surrounding Modena is sold here on a daily basis, except on Sunday when the market is closed. Unfortunately for me, I visited Modena on a Sunday, so I did not see the market in action.
Written Nov 5, 2010
Address: Via Luigi Albinelli 13
Website: www.mercatoalbinelli.it
Helpfulness
The Via Emilia is not a single shop, but it is an arcade in which you will find pretty much all the major designer stores and boutiques. The bulk of the goods here are clothing and cosmetics, and the people of Modena are among the richest in Italy (on average), so don't expect to pick up bargains or souvenirs on this stretch of road. In fact, Via Emilia is likely to be another sort of tourist attraction at which it is possible to purchase top of the line products.
What to buy: Anything really.... clothing mainly, though, and there are some upper-mid range stores like Benetton for those who want to buy clothing that you aren't afraid to wear while going from sight to sight in the heat.
What to pay: More than usual
Written Sep 4, 2007
Address: Via Emilia
Sponsored Links
2 Reviews and 68 Opinions I strongly do NOT recommend this hotel which we stayed in for one night. We are a afamily of 4 with...
1 Review and 22 Opinions great hotel in the hearth of the center and neer daily market, beauitull single rooms Breakfast is...
1 Review and 1 Opinions The hostel in town is in a great location - just a 5 minute walk from the city centre Its 14 euro...
Reviews and photos of Modena attractions posted by real travelers and locals. The best tips for Modena sightseeing.
The Via Emilia is not a single shop, but it is an arcade in which you will find pretty much all the major designer stores and boutiques. The bulk of the goods...
59 members live in Modena
Q: Are there lockers available which can store moderate to large sized suitcases? Or are there other types of luggage storage...
A: Trenitalia does not report Left Luggage services at Modena's train station. Also, the official municipal tourism website says nothing about luggage storage at the tourism...
Read 4 Replies
1
During one of my regular visit to Verona, in November 2004, I made a day trip to Modena intending also to visit nearby Maranello, which is hometown of Ferrari. Unfortunatelly, I had bad weather...
2
Modena is an ancient town in Emilia-Romagna, 40km northwest of Bologna. It is a charming place, with lovely arched porticos and a magnificent main square. We have now visited Modena twice and highly...
3
Modena is a gentle city, and the people who live there show it by their smiles and courteous attitudes. A pleasant walk around the city followed by a discovery of the cuisine that is treasured by its...
4
I was in Modena just for one day, I might have been very lucky but I left with a good feeling about it. Not too much traffic, lots of bike lane, smiling and courtesy people and a general feeling of a...
5
Modena was the second of my two whirlwind trips when I went to Bologna to see my friends Courtney and Stefan (see my Bologna and Florence pages). I came here with few expectations on the advice of...
Build your own Modena page
Sponsored Links
