Parco archeologico e museo all'aperto della Terramara di Montale

About the museum

The terramare were fortified Bronze Age villages which, around the middle of the 2nd millennium BC, stood in the central Po Valley. The one at Montale, inhabited in the Middle and Late Bronze Age, has been excavated and developed into an archaeological park and open-air museum, managed by the Museo civico di Modena in collaboration with the Comune di Castelnuovo Rangone.

The route combines the archaeological area, where the original stratigraphy and the fortifications of the ancient settlement are preserved, with an open-air museum showing a full-scale reconstruction of a village, with dwellings, defences and spaces of everyday life based on excavation data. The reconstructed houses are being restored and tested with natural building techniques.

In recent years the park has been extended with a new area devoted to the necropolis, which illustrates the funerary rites of the terramara communities, and with an immersive visit combining archaeology, digital reconstruction and storytelling. The park also offers demonstrations of traditional crafts, workshops for children and educational routes for schools.

Highlights

• Remains of the fortified Bronze Age village with original stratigraphy
• Open-air museum with a full-scale reconstruction of a terramara
• Necropolis area devoted to funerary rites
• Immersive visit with digital reconstruction
• Workshops and demonstrations of traditional crafts

Permanent exhibition

• Area archeologica e museo all'aperto – Remains of the fortified Bronze Age village and a full-scale reconstruction of a terramara with houses, fortifications and spaces of everyday life.

Operated by

Museo civico di Modena – Comune di Modena, con il Comune di Castelnuovo Rangone

Visitors per year

approx. 13,769

Admission & discounts

Free admission: First Sunday of the months when the park is open.

With the park’s Fidelity Card the ticket costs €4 or €3; with the library card of Castelnuovo Rangone and Montale Rangone, €4. Free admission also for teachers, ICOM members, journalists, licensed tourist guides and holders of the Family Card Mondo Parchi or Viviparchi.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations

After each guided tour there is a workshop recommended for children and young people aged 6 to 13; during the year, workshops on the world of the terramare and demonstrations of traditional crafts are planned.

Getting there & parking

By car from the A1, take the Modena Sud or Modena Nord exit, then the Tangenziale and the SS 12 towards Pavullo/Abetone (from Modena Nord, exit 18 of the Tangenziale).

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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