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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Modena

5 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Modena, Italy

Updated January 14, 2022

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Modena, Italy

San Cataldo Cemetery

This ultra-modern burial building would have stacked the dead like a giant filing cabinet.
The Modena Archivolt.

Modena, Italy

Modena Archivolt

One of the earliest depictions of an Arthurian scene that is shrouded in mystery.
The outside of the synagogue in Piazza Giuseppe Mazzini.

Modena, Italy

Modena Synagogue

This beautiful 150-year-old synagogue survived Italy's fascist period and the Second World War.
NoviPark Roman Amphorae

Modena, Italy

NoviPark Roman Amphorae

Hundreds of Roman amphorae are stored in an ususpecting underground parking lot.
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Nautilus Antiques and Old Oddities.

Modena, Italy

Nautilus Antiques and Old Oddities

David Sedaris called it "The greatest shop in the world."
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Mud volcano erupts its "lava"

Fiorano modenese, Italy

Salse di Nirano

Italy's curious field of mud volcanoes is named for being both gross AND salty.
10 miles from Modena
Fossoli Concentration Camp

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Fossoli Camp

After World War II, this former concentration camp in Northern Italy became a refuge for those displaced by the war.
12 miles from Modena
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