This travel feature suggests extending a Venice trip with a detour into Emilia-Romagna, the Italian region that produced the founders of Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini and served as a filming location for recent biopics about all three marques. Michael Mann's "Ferrari" (Modena, premiered at Venice in 2023), "Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend" (Bologna and Pieve di Cento) and "Maserati: The Brothers" (Bologna and Modena, starring Al Pacino and Anthony Hopkins) share producer Andrea Iervolino, making the area a natural pilgrimage for film and car enthusiasts. The article, written for The Hollywood Reporter, weaves in anecdotes from chef Massimo Bottura, whose Modena estate hosted "Ferrari" cast members including Adam Driver and Penélope Cruz.

Bologna is roughly 90 minutes from Venice by high-speed train, giving access to the Fountain of Neptune (which inspired Maserati's trident logo), the Automobili Lamborghini Museum in Sant'Agata Bolognese, and hotels such as I Portici Hotel Bologna. In Modena, Bottura's Casa Maria Luigia offers pasta classes and a 1,400-barrel acetaia, while the Museo Enzo Ferrari hosts a music-themed car exhibition running until 16 February 2027. Further stops include the Umberto Panini Maserati Collection, set on a working Parmigiano Reggiano farm, and the Cleto Chiarli winery in Castelvetro, founded in 1860, for Lambrusco tastings.