October week in Northern Italy - suggestions?

[MarkGArgyle]

20th wedding anniversary and we love Italy - food drink and sightseeing. Having discounted going back to amalfi and looking all over including Sardinia, lakes (Maggiore) and other have settled in the Reggio Emilia area.

Fly into and out of linate, want to hit Bologna, Reggio, Parma, Modena (and the factory for me).

Was going to hire a car but have read that trains are good and saves me hiring a 500 suv…

Max 3 hotels in a week, one of which will be the radisson in Milan when we arrive. Astoria in Reggio I have also used for work and is an option.

Hotel restaurant and route suggestions welcome. I don’t think a diversion to Venice or lakes can be fit in but happy to hear otherwise. Cheers!

[StoutBench]

If you are headed to Modena I know you said factory tour but just in case the Pagani one isn't on your radar it's well worth the trip. The little museum is lovely and the factory is exquisite. If you are lucky they may be testing when you go, we were lucky.