piazza grande

Pretty buy not really "grande" as it's called. Interesting to watch the locals converge around the plaza. I guess, most if them attract locals and foreigners alike. The market is tucked in one of the alleys. It is not that big but it serves it's purpose. There is a pizza place in one of the corners facing inside the piazza. I had a quick bite and was surprised at how crunchy the pizza base was. It was tasteful and the coffee, to die for. There are a lot of specialty shoppes surrounding the piazza. But if you fancy vintage trinkets, they have a couple around the place. Worth your while.

It's not really "grande", but it's a typical Italian main square.It's the nominal centre of town with the usual important buildings around: Duomo, Museo Lapidario, Torre, Palazzo Comunale etc. Behind the arcades there are shops, bars, restaurants.It's not very different from other main squares in other Italian cities, but you can't say you visited Modena without taking a walk around Piazza Grande.

Piazza Grande is the center of Modena. Its a very small town with a cute square. The Duomo and Ghirlandina tower occupy the center of the square and there is a tourist information center there as well. The walk to the center of town is really easy but you can take a cab there as well. It was a sunny afternoon and we had a great visit to Modena.

A nice piazza, but nothing more than that. Maybe I am just overwhelmed with all the piazzas in Italy.There is a restaurant called Caffe Concerto at the piazza. They serve a great lunch buffet.

This is your typical Italian Piazza, cobble stoned, surrounded by wonderful architecture, slightly dirty which for me adds to the rustic beauty that I love about italy.The piazza is surrounded by cafe bars, restaurants and shops. We visited during a public holiday so during lunch and evening times it was very bustling but we also made use on our first day of the in between time where the streets are practically empty and it really helped us find some streets which would have been difficult when it was busy. We stopped at various cafe bars for a quick espresso and they were around eur1 each, but do your research on restaurant's and trattoria's as there are some tourist traps in this area.

Very nice piazza with restaurants around, the Cathedral is undergoing exterior renovation so is covered with scaffold.

It is a typical Italian square but if you like these, you will like this as well.The area boasts a wide variety of small bars, cafes, restuarants and designer shops (of course).If you are in Modena, you ought to see it.

Really very nice, with monumental buildings all around.I love sitting at the local cafes, having a coffee or a beer, enjoying the view. Last october some parts of the cathedral were covered due to restoration works. Don't visit Piazza Grande wearing high heels: it's covered with cobblestones.

This place is such a must see that it is really not necessary to write anything about it. Mantova might well be one of the most beautiful towns in Italy. Take time to stroll around at your leisure and do not forget to buy some typical food like the mustards, rice grown locally, truffles and salami.

Unusually, the Piazza Grande is behind the Duomo, not in front of, or on the side of it. Covered arcades, under which there are restaurants and shops, line the square. To one side of the square (a bit around the corner) is the tourist office. Dont confuse that with the Municipal Office, which initially looks like it might be the tourism board. The tourism office is actually built on the site of an old butchers shop, and the local tourist official will tell you about the animal bones found during the excavations.... which you can see under the plexiglass floor (um, the excavations, not the bones!) Cafe Concerto is on the corner. Ive been told by locals that theres a good, reasonably priced lunch buffet there.

Thisnis a great location to mingle with locals. The cafes around the piazza offer a great vantage point to enjoy the local culture.

Nice open space. Construction all around! It was a Sunday when we visited and raining. Not many shops open around the piazza.

this cobbled piazza is the central square for Modena where one finds the main church or Duomo, the famous watch tower, cafe's, and the comune.

A pochi passi dalla bella ed animata via Emilia ci si trova in questa piazza dalla forma irregolare, e che è cinta dal Duomo e dal Palazzo del Comune ; anche la pavimentazione è in sintonia con l'irregolarità della piazza, ma non ostacola il continuo affollamento, anche per la presenza di numerose bancarelle.

Quando l'ho visitata la piazza ospitava un mercato di prodotti tipici e non. Sullo sfondo della piazza c'è il magnifico Duomo e la Ghirlandina. Lo spettacolo è davvero suggestivo.