Modena

Modena and its environs are famous for balsamic vinegar, cheese, and ham.

Balsamic vinegar barrels are used for hundreds of years. Only some of the contents of each barrel are passed from largest to smallest as it is distilled; this means when you taste the vinegar, some small portion of it is also hundreds of years old.

Many varieties of balsamic vinegar are sold with various flavors added, or of various ages.

Old balsamic vinegar looses its tartness. This vinegar is worth its weight in gold.

Parmesan cheese is another art form of the region.

A fortune in cheese.

Modena has some interesting graffiti

And some ancient churches

Art on the ceiling of a colonnade

The inside of the Modena opera house. If you don't book all five seats in the box, you're going to have to share!