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Day trips by car / Bologna and its province

Full day Motors Technology

Motor Valley in a day: Ducati, Lamborghini and Ferrari

The Ducati Museum in Borgo Panigale, the Lamborghini Museum in Sant'Agata Bolognese, then Maranello and the Enzo Ferrari Museum in Modena.

The land of motors between Bologna and Modena, where some of the world's most famous brands were born. In the morning, Ducati and Lamborghini, in the museums next to the factories; after lunch, Maranello, home of Ferrari, and Modena, with the museum in Enzo Ferrari's birthplace.

Museo Lamborghini, Sant'Agata Bolognese
Photo: Valentina 84, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
  • Length from Bellaria-Igea Marina11 h 15 Full day
  • Driving4 h 50 · 355 km there and back
  • Visits and stops5 h 25
  • When to goAll year round

The plan from Bellaria-Igea Marina

  1. Leave Bellaria-Igea Marina for Borgo Panigale1 h 20 driving, 116 km
  2. Borgo Panigale1 h 25 of visits: Ducati Museum
  3. Drive on to Sant'Agata Bolognese30 min driving, 24 km
  4. Sant'Agata Bolognese1 h 25 of visits: Lamborghini Museum
  5. Lunch in Sant'Agata Bolognese1 h 00 of visits: between Sant'Agata and Maranello: tortellini, crescentine and tigelle with cured meats.
  6. Drive on to Maranello40 min driving, 43 km
  7. Maranello1 h 25 of visits: Ferrari Museum Maranello
  8. Drive on to Modena30 min driving, 21 km
  9. Modena1 h 10 of visits: Enzo Ferrari Museum
  10. Drive back to Bellaria-Igea Marina1 h 50 driving, 151 km
  11. Back in Bellaria-Igea Marina

Times are a guide: driving times are worked out without traffic, then come the visits and ten minutes at every stop to park. In summer towards the coast and at rush hour allow extra time.

What you will see

1Borgo Panigale

Ducati Museum 75 min

Inside the Borgo Panigale factory. The route starts with the history: the Società Scientifica Radio Brevetti Ducati, founded in 1926, the condensers and radios, then after the war the Cucciolo, the small engine to mount on a bicycle. Then the gallery of production motorcycles that marked the eras and the parade of racing bikes, from Superbike to MotoGP, with designs, engines and footage.

Closed on Wednesdays (except August) and on certain dates: tickets online only. The factory visit is at fixed times, with compulsory booking and closed shoes required; the ticket includes the museum.

2Sant'Agata Bolognese

Lamborghini Museum 75 min

Ferruccio Lamborghini, from Renazzo di Cento, had made his fortune with tractors; in 1963 he founded his car company here, and the bull in the logo is his zodiac sign. The museum, next to the factory, lines up the cars that made history: the first 350 GT, the 1966 Miura, the Countach, the LM 002 off-roader, right up to the ultra-limited series like Veneno, Centenario and Sesto Elemento. There's also a driving simulator.

Open every day, booking recommended. The tour of the production lines starts from the museum and must be booked separately, on the factory's working days.

3Maranello

Ferrari Museum Maranello 75 min

A stone's throw from the factory entrance and the Fiorano test track. The Formula 1 single-seaters that won world championships, the most famous grand tourers, the racing cars from the golden years, the trophies and the history of the Scuderia. There are also driving simulators, to be booked separately. Outside, along via Abetone, you can see the historic factory gate.

Open every day except Christmas and New Year's Day; ticket with date and time, the two-museum pass is convenient (must be visited within 48 hours).

4Modena

Enzo Ferrari Museum 60 min

Opened in 2012. On one side, the house and workshop of Enzo's father, from the 19th century, where he was born in 1898, with the story of his life and the engines. On the other, the large new gallery designed by Jan Kaplický's Future Systems studio: a yellow aluminium roof, the colour of Modena and the Ferrari badge, with air-intake slits like a bonnet. Below, the cars on display change with the exhibitions.

Open every day; same pass as the Ferrari Museum.

Tips

  • Factory tours (Ducati, Lamborghini) and the Ferrari simulator must be booked separately and have limited places.
  • A single ticket covers both Ferrari museums, Maranello and Modena, with a shuttle between the two.

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With your own car

Almost every old town has a limited traffic zone (ZTL) with cameras: park outside and walk in. The fine reaches your home, abroad too. ZTL and car parks town by town

This trip with a driver

Romagna Transfer picks you up at your hotel, drops you in front of every stop and brings you back: no parking, no ZTL, and the wine is yours to enjoy.

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