Ferrari tours
 

We are fine tuning our trip to Italy. We have 4 days in Bologna and wanted to know if the Ferrari "panoramic" tour is worth it? We plan to go to the Ferrari Museum in Maranello and may also go the one in Modena. I see there is a Ferrari "panoramic" bus tour that goes around the buildings so I'm not sure if we would miss something if we skip it. I understand you can't get off the bus so....any advice?

Thank you!

I think that you've got to be a real petrol head to take this tour. You can't leave the bus, take photos or video and you only get to see the exterior of the buildings around the complex. While it says that they've been designed by eminent architects, if your main reason to visit is to see Ferraris, then the inside of a bus doesn't do it for me.

I'm glad to see they're no longer describing this as the Ferrari Factory Tour. This tour is not about Ferrari the car, but Ferrari the company. The bus drives around the company compound while the guide identifies each building... "on your left is the employee cafeteria, here are the factory offices, now we're passing where the cars are assembled, off to your right behind that tall fence is the test track..." There are a few places in the town where you can "rent" a Ferrari for a quick (15-20 minutes) drive on the street, so that's where you actually see Ferraris. My husband is a real petrol head, although more a Porsche guy, and he was happy to be able to say he took the tour but was disappointed that it wasn't what he hoped.

He enjoyed the Ferrari Museum in Maranello, but I thought it was too crowded and the display space too cramped. There is a constant arrival/departure of tour buses and vans. Many visitors headed straight to the gift shop to buy evidence they'd been there. Some visitors didn't respect the cars; they touched them, leaned on them to take photos, etc. It's a museum not a used car lot!

In contrast, we both really enjoyed the museum in Modena. On the grounds are Enzo Ferrari's office (in its historical state) and the original, tiny factory. The separate car museum (much smaller than the Maranello museum) displays lots of beautiful cars but in a less cramped space than in the Maranello museum. This museum is a short walk from the Modena train station.

If you want to see a super car assembled by hand and not by robots, look into touring the Pagani museum and atelier (factory). Only 40-50 cars are assembled in a year.

https://pagani.modenatur.it/en/

Thanks - you've confirmed it! :)

Thanks! Appreciate the information!