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City guide Modica

• Method Generated ⁠Researched
• 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €1,050 per m² (e.g., 60 m² = €63,000) ⁠Immobiliare.it does not split asking prices by bedrooms or by neighbourhood. In September…
• 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €850 per m² (e.g., 60 m² = €51,000) ⁠Immobiliare.it does not publish a sale price outside the comune, or a split by bedrooms…
• 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €1,000 per m² (e.g., 80 m² = €80,000) ⁠Immobiliare.it does not split asking prices by bedrooms or by neighbourhood. In September…
• 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €800 per m² (e.g., 80 m² = €64,000) ⁠Immobiliare.it does not publish a sale price outside the comune, or a split by bedrooms…
• Accommodation Restored dammusi (stone houses), boutique guesthouses, and Airbnb rentals ⁠Immobiliare.it asking rents in September 2026 averaged €7.85 per square metre a month in…
• Annual Events ChocoModica (December) – massive festival celebrating chocolate ⁠The feast of San Giorgio is on 23 April when that day is a Sunday, otherwise the following…
• Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads Italy 'Digital Nomad Visa' and 'Lavoratori Impatriati' (up to 70-90% tax exemption for 5… ⁠The impatriate regime offers a 50% exemption on qualifying Italian-source employment and…
• Best Area to Stay for Tourists Modica Bassa (Lower Modica) – close to main sights like Corso Umberto I ⁠Modica Bassa, along Corso Umberto I, is the lower town, with San Pietro, the chocolate…
• Best Cafe for Work Caffè Adamo (Via Marchesa Tedeschi) – excellent Wi-Fi and the best gelato/granita ⁠Caffè Adamo, Via Marchesa Tedeschi 17, in the historic centre, opened in 2000 and is known…
• Best Coworking Space N/A - Most nomads use 'Ground Control Sicily' in nearby Ragusa (20 mins away) or local… ⁠Hub4Minds, Via Sorda Sampieri 128, lists a shared desk at €149 a day, €49 a day if you…
• Best Dessert Spots Antica Dolceria Bonajuto – the oldest chocolate factory in Sicily ⁠Antica Dolceria Bonajuto is a pastry shop known for traditional Modica chocolate…
• Best Hospital Ospedale Maggiore Modica (Via Aldo Moro) ⁠Ospedale Maggiore di Modica Nino Baglieri, the ASP Ragusa hospital, is listed at Via A…
• Best Local Dish to Try Modican Chocolate (Cioccolato di Modica PGI) and Scaccia (stuffed flatbread) ⁠Cioccolato di Modica, chocolate worked at low temperature so the sugar stays in crystals…
• Cashless Friendly Generally yes, but carry small cash for tiny shops and mountain cafes ⁠Cards are widely used, and smaller shops still take cash. Most restaurants add a coperto…
• City Modica, Free Municipal Consortium of Ragusa, Sicily, Italy ⁠Modica (Sicilian: Mòdica) is a comune in the Libero consorzio comunale di Ragusa, in…
• Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules Yes, Italy applies strict CFC rules on offshore entities ⁠Yes. A controlled foreign company is in scope when the effective rate is under 15% and…
• Corporate Tax 24% (IRES) + approx. 3.9% (IRAP regional tax) ⁠IRES is 24% and ordinary IRAP is 3.9%. For 2025 only, PwC describes a cut of IRES from 24%…

fix pass aligned Tap Water, SIM Card, Tax System and Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads with the country prep and general country wording; added the address citation for Best Coworking Space; corrected map source titles and recorded address limitations for Main Train/Transit Hub, Best Hospital, Best Dessert Spots, Must-See Landmarks, Theater Venues, Religious Sites, Historical Sites and Best Cafe for Work; clarified historical prices for Museums & Art Venues and Public Transport Passes and the unconfirmed current TOP 230 offer; refreshed research attribution and verification date (https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Italy, https://www.iliad.it/offerte-iliad-mobile.html, https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/italy/individual/residence, https://www.hub4minds.it/contatti/)

City guide Modena

• Best Hospital Policlinico di Modena (Via del Pozzo, 71). ⁠Policlinico di Modena, the university hospital. The registered office is Via del Pozzo 71…
• Bike/Scooter Rental C'è Bici (Municipal bike sharing) and Tier/Dott for scooters. ⁠C'entro in bici is the municipal yellow-bike share: take a bike from a rack and return it…
• Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules Yes, Italian Tax Code (TUIR) applies rules for low-tax jurisdictions. ⁠Italy has CFC rules. The Italy tax profile records an effective foreign tax rate below…
• Corporate Tax 24% (IRES) + approx. 3.9% (IRAP) regional tax. ⁠IRES (24%) + IRAP (approx. 3.9%)
• Currency & Banking 1 EUR ≈ 1.09 USD. Major banks include UniCredit and BPER Banca (headquartered in Modena). ⁠Euro (EUR, €). Cards are widely accepted; cash is still used in smaller shops and markets…
• Dividend Withholding Tax 26% standard rate. ⁠26% standard flat rate
• Highest Income Tax Bracket 43% for income over €50,000. ⁠43% national IRPEF on income over €50,000. Regional and municipal surcharges apply; the…
• Highway Access A1 (Autostrada del Sole) connects Milan and Rome; A22 for Brennero. ⁠The A1, the Autostrada del Sole, has exits at Modena Nord, about 5 km from the centre, and…
• Local Heritage Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena production (Acetaie). ⁠Traditional balsamic vinegar. The tourist office at Piazza Grande 14 books a visit to an…
• Main Train/Transit Hub Stazione di Modena (Piazza Dante Alighieri). ⁠Modena railway station, on Piazza Dante Alighieri, is about 500 metres north of the…
• Must-See Landmarks Ghirlandina Tower and Modena Cathedral (UNESCO World Heritage). ⁠The 12th-century cathedral, the Ghirlandina tower and Piazza Grande, inscribed together by…
• Population 185,000 ⁠183,832 residents in the comune on 1 January 2026.
• Power 230V, 50Hz, 🔌 Type C, F, and L sockets. ⁠230 V, 50 Hz, Type C, F and L sockets.
• Property Tax IMU (Imposta Municipale Unica), exempt for primary residence except luxury. ⁠IMU is not charged on a primary home, except homes in cadastral categories A/1, A/8 and…
• Property Transaction Tax 2% for primary residence registration; 9% for second homes. ⁠Registration tax: 2% (primary) or 9% (second home) of cadastral value
• Public Transport Passes SETA Modena; monthly pass €35 (under 26/student discounts available). ⁠SETA runs the urban buses and trolleybuses. The personal monthly pass for Modena and its…
• SIM Card Iliad (Via Emilia Centro), TIM, and Vodafone (Piazza Grande). Approx. €10-€15 for 100GB+. ⁠TIM, Vodafone, Wind Tre and iliad sell prepaid SIMs. Bring valid ID, such as a passport…
• Tap Water Drinkable and high quality (Acqua del rubinetto). ⁠Generally safe to drink nationwide; do not drink from fountains marked non potabile…
• Tax System Worldwide income basis for residents (residency > 183 days). ⁠Residents pay tax on worldwide income. You are resident if, for more than 183 days in the…
• Top International Airline ITA Airways and Ryanair (Bologna BLQ Hub). ⁠ITA Airways and Ryanair fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ), about 40 km from…
• Top Regional Airline Air Dolomiti (operating from nearby Bologna Airport). ⁠Air Dolomiti flies from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ), about 40 km from Modena.
• VAT 22% standard; 10% or 4% for food and essential services. ⁠22% Standard rate (IVA)

fix pass aligned Currency & Banking, Tap Water, SIM Card, Corporate Tax, Dividend Withholding Tax, Tax System, Highest Income Tax Bracket, VAT, Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules, Property Tax and Property Transaction Tax with the shared Italy wording and unchanged country prep; clarified the CFC comparison and recorded unverified prices or address details for Best Coworking Space, Best Hospital and Main Train/Transit Hub; refreshed research attribution and verification date Source