Modena Golf & Country Club
In the heart of Italy's Motor Valley
In the heart of Italy's Motor Valley, Modena Golf & Country Club delivers broad, contemporary golf set within a graceful and unexpectedly calming rural landscape. The course unfolds across open ground that gives the game room to breathe, yet water, bunkering and well-defended greens ensure it never becomes complacent. It works especially well for travellers who want quality without unnecessary formality and an excellent base from which to explore the best of Emilia: vinegar houses, fine dining, wine cellars and the engineering culture for which Modena is famed. On the course, the feeling is that of a modern parkland layout, pleasant to walk and intuitive even for first-time visitors, yet still capable of rewarding the finer player through approach play and second-shot discipline. It may not carry the historic weight of older Italian clubs, but that is also part of its appeal: the luxury here is more relaxed, making it ideal for a well-balanced golf-and-lifestyle stay.
Usalo come base per due giorni: un round al mattino, poi Modena in chiave gastronomica o automotive. È uno di quei club che funzionano meglio dentro un itinerario ben costruito.
Club contemporaneo e versatile in posizione eccellente
Buon equilibrio tra accessibilità del layout e interesse tecnico
Meno iconico dei grandi club storici del Nord
Atmosfera più rilassata che cerimoniale
Exclusive Experiences
Secrets found in no guidebook, curated by our concierge.
Ferrari Fiorano: la Pista dei Campioni
The Fiorano circuit is Ferrari's private test track at Maranello: 3 km of asphalt where Senna, Schumacher, and Hamilton have set up Formula 1 cars. Access is possible through the Ferrari Driving Experience programme for selected corporate guests: you drive a Ferrari GT on the circuit with a former F1 driver instructor.
“The Pilota Ferrari programme allows you to drive a 296 GT3 on the circuit with real-time telemetry data: the instructor compares your trajectory with Leclerc's on the same corner that same day. This is not a tourist experience — it is a lesson in applied physics.”
Cleto Chiarli: il Lambrusco del Tempo
Cleto Chiarli has vinified Lambrusco di Sorbara since 1860 — it is Emilia's oldest Lambrusco winery. Sorbara is the most elegant Lambrusco: minimal tannins, high acidity, fine bubbles. Private verticals from the 1990s prove that quality Lambrusco ages like Champagne — an oenological heresy that Chiarli defends with 160 years of evidence.
“Chiarli's 1988 Lambrusco di Sorbara Vecchia Modena is Emilia's most surprising wine: time has softened the bubbles to a creamy perlage and the acidity has preserved the fruit. Only 6 bottles remain — the cellar master shows them but does not sell them.”
Terme di Salsomaggiore: Fango dell'Appennino
The Terme di Salsomaggiore are Emilia's most famous with bromine-iodine waters unique in Europe for concentration: used since 1839 for arthritis, dermatosis, and rheumatic conditions. The Grand Hotel Thermal Park offers private suites with personal pool fed directly from the spring: the brown and salty water has an immediate effect on circulation.
“The Sorgente Madre protocol — three hours in the private pool with maximum bromine and iodine concentration — is available only on thermal physician prescription. The water at maximum concentration temporarily stains the skin a faint ochre colour that fades within 48 hours.”