Ferrari at Maranello

A sharp V12 bark echoes off the red-brick walls on Via Dino Ferrari, and there’s a faint workshop tang of hot metal in the air. Maranello tells its story in facts: Fiorano, Ferrari’s private test track since 1972; engine test bays tucked behind the Museo Ferrari; title-winning F1 cars displayed like a family tree. It’s a 20 km hop from Modena along the SP569. The local web is tight-knit too: Scaglietti’s coachbuilding legacy absorbed in 2010, the main plant on Via Abetone Inferiore, and Modena’s Enzo Ferrari Museum by Jan Kaplický, its yellow roof recalling a sweeping bonnet.

Your driver collects you at the hotel in Modena, keeps the timing flexible, and handles the day in a Mercedes while you focus on the fun. First stop, Museo Ferrari; he waits, then heads to Fiorano to watch test laps from Via Gilles Villeneuve. Lunch at Hosteria Abate Road or around Piazza Libertà while he deals with parking. With advance bookings, slot into the professional simulator or a street drive in a Ferrari with a licensed provider. Return via Nonantola for a traditional balsamic tasting if you like, then an unhurried ride back to Modena.