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Tour Length: 8/9 hours.
Dates: Every season.
Departure Point: From your accomodation in Florence, Venice, Bologna, Padova (Tuscany, Veneto or Emilia Romagna region).
Departure Time: Between 8.00-9.00 am.
Days of Week: Everiday.
Note: During this excursion transport will be made in a de-luxe limousine or minivan or motorcoach which offers the maximum comfort, with air-conditioning, large panoramic windows and comfortable seats.
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Rev your engines for an exciting tour of the Galleria Ferrari, the Maserati, Museum and the magnificent sights along the Italian countryside that have provided inspiration for some of the world’s best automotive designs.

Absorb the glorious scenery over a 1 and 1⁄2 hour air-conditioned luxury van ride across the Apennine mountains and the Po river valley. Arrive in Maranello, the heart of the Italian racing industry, where you find facilities for Ferrari and Maserati. Learn about Enzo Ferrari, the founder of the illustrious car company with the visit of the Galleria Ferrari. Browse through the Ferrari store and view the Ferrari private racing track, Fiorano, before savouring the flavour of an authentic Italian lunch at a local restaurant where chances are you may bump into a drivers’ legend : Michael Schumacher.

After lunch, depart for the nearby Hombre ranch where the world’s largest private Maserati Museum is lovingly curated by the Panini Family. Enjoy a stroll of the museum’s collection of 23 cars that span Maserati’s celebrated history. Examine three awe-inspiring cars in the midsts of a painstaking restoration. After you have toured the cars, race on over for some delicious cheese-the main business of the Hombre Farm-which raises its own cows to produce the highest quality organic Parmigiano Reggiano. Get a peek at the custom aging rooms used to craft the local specialty, and get a taste of the wonderful results. After you snack, take in the stunning Italian countryside during a relaxing drive back to Florence.

Ferrari Factory
The factory, museum and test grounds are located in the outskirts of Modena. The museum was designed with lots of red metal, natural light and open spaces. Entering is done through the gift shop, and then down a few steps to the production car area.

The 1949 Berlinetta 2+2, one of the oldest cars in the museum and one of the few non-red cars in the whole place. There were other productions cars to drool over, but not a huge number. There were a few dozen cars in the museum, but they represented the different eras of Ferrari history.

There were pictures, videos and models of the Ferrari factory production. One section of the museum, on the upper level, was dedicated to Enzo Ferrari's life, this included pictures and memorabilia associated with him.

In one section of the museum a glass cased pictorial wall told the story of the company's colorful race history with hundreds of pictures and mementos in glass cases. Pictures of the drivers, race cards, clippings, helmets, driving suits and other memorabilia were displayed along one long wall.

Finishing up in the museum lead back to the gift shop and the small shop held many exquisite pieces as you might realize. No bargains here, but some exclusive pieces and designs. It was very hard for me to resist the red leather luggage. If there is anything better than leather luggage, it would have to be RED leather luggage. But a look at the price tag told me that perhaps if I could afford a Ferrari, then I would be able to afford the luggage to go with it.

Maserati Factory
A visit to the Maserati factory, where tradition and technology to create a perfect union. Maserati is inviting customers to come find out where its cars during special guided tours of the complex of Viale Ciro Menotti in Modena, where the Trident established by 1939.

The tours include visits to production lines, as well as all other areas in which tradition, passion, craftsmanship and modern technology are combined to create cars out of the ordinary. Visits are possible by appointment only and can be arranged so as to coincide with the delivery of a new car in the spectacular showroom designed by renowned architect Ron Arad.