Curiosities and traditions

San Geminiano fair San Geminiano fair

On January the 31th the city of Modena celebrates its Patron Saint, San Geminiano.

Monument to the tortellino Monument to the tortellino

The monument recalls the legend of the birth of tortellini. Alessandro Tassoni, an important local writer, tells that one day a beautiful woman, (people said that she was, indeed, goddess Venus) came to the tavern “Corona” in Castelfranco.

Messer Filippo Ghost Messer Filippo Ghost

This small prison, located in the Torrione in Spilamberto, tells the story of Messer Filippo