Ferrari Factory Tour

No, they can't see what car you arrive in at reception, and in any case tours are only for owners , so it's assumed *everyone * has a Ferrari anyway.

 

There is a thread in silver subscribed IIRC where me and several others have detailed our trips and the hotels, meals, etc. (Marcel's advice therein helped me greatly)

If it were me, I would drive from Florence and a one-day round trip is certainly do-able if you are pressed for time and/or have a spouse who would rather do other things in Italy.

OTOH, there are many cool car-related things to see in the area if you can spare 1-2 full days:

- Ferrari factory tour
- Ferrari museum in Maranello (across the street from the tour location)
- Ferrari museum in Modena (I really liked this one and the attached engine museum)
- Peak over the fence to watch the goings on at Fiorano track.
- Dinner at Montana
- Lunch at Cavallino
- Lambo tour or museum visit (not too far, IIRC less than an hour drive)

We stayed two nights in Maranello, ate two great meals at Montana, did all of the above and had a great time. I would not stay in Bologna to do the "ferrari stuff". Just stay right in Maranello.

 

Once you get the request made from your dealer to FNA, you can change the date/time without any trouble. I had to adhere to the "minimum two months" lead time when I submitted the paperwork (an email actually was all the paperwork). Then, after getting a date, I sent an email to the very nice lady at FNA asking if I could go earlier and mentioning a few dates that worked for me. She was super nice and replied with several of those that had room. It was easy. I also changed my guest list (deleted someone) via her and again it was no problem.

Oh, and surprisingly, while my brother and I were very punctual, there were several people in our tour group that arrived late. One came 20 minutes late. Another came 1 hour late and met us mid-tour in the factory. So, while ferrari do tend to come off as inflexible and somewhat intimidating, my experience and observations were that they were accomodating and tolerant. Ymmv.

 

Hello Friends,

I plan to be in Maranello this January and was super excited to tour the factory. My account manager at my dealership was gracious in setting myself and my wife up. Unfortunately, I was told that you have to be at least 16 in age to participate

I have two small daughters (9 & 11) that now can't come with me.



Is there any tips or tricks any of you have or any advice you can give me?

Thanks in advance.

Have a nice day.

 

I brought my wife and 17 year old daughter. Yep, 16 years old is the minimum age.

Like Marcel said, Ristorante Montana is excellent and full of Ferrari F1 history. I made a reservation for post-tour lunch via the restaurant website.

They won't know. You have to park across the street.

We did not stay in Maranello. Watched La Traviata in the 2,000 year old Roman amphitheater in Verona the night before, and drove to Maranello for the tour / RM lunch before driving to Milan. We spent the entire month of July tooling around Italy. In a Renault rather than a Ferrari, unfortunately.

Interestingly, the Ferrari paperwork specified "business casual" and closed shoes, but folks were, by and large, dressed much more casually than that and several ladies were wearing open toed sandals without any trouble.

 

Maybe not. See post #70 http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/144926830-post70.html

 

Nice! I stand corrected. Apparently, showing up in a rented Renault that's driven 1,200 miles through Italy without a bath does not command the same respect.

 

I just stopped by the factory last week. They were cranking out the 488 like California. The v12 line was much less busy in comparison. It seems like the czech ferrari club was in town.

Unrelated to car or montana;
I had dinner at antica moka in modena and i would recommend the resturant

 

They seemed to appreciate our Mondials enough last week to let us park them inside the gate:
http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/144928069-post8.html
http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/144930991-post10.html
Alden

 

+1 We had dinner there last year after collecting our Granturismo from the Maserati factory and had a great meal.

 

On another note. I found it halarious that there is a Lamborghini store across the street from the Ferrari Musuem in Maranello. Talk about rivalry

 

Looks like I am confirmed for the tour with me plus 2!

I am very excited. How long does the tour last? Will also be sure to book Montana resturant as well

 

You'll love it! About 2.5 to 3 hours.

 

Missed you all by that much!

We were there for meetings and we noted the Mondials in and around the entrance, we were on a schedule, I was wondering around asking where the owners were!

Very cool to know now!

S

 

Awesome, thank you so much!

Was there any other stuff to see other than the Ferrari factory in town? We will spend 2-3 days there.

 

We drove in from Verona that morning and left for Milan the same evening. I've heard that you can rent the house in the center of Fiorano! 😎🍾💸💸

If you're willing to drive to Verona and the timing is right, you could catch an opera in the Arena di Verona - a 2,000 year old amphitheater and the 3rd largest surviving Roman colisseum. My wife, 17 yo daughter, and I watched La Traviata. Ranks as one of the coolest travel experiences of our lives.

 

Try reading the entire thread

 

Thank you Bundy, would definitely check it out

Saw your post on the lambo factory, very cool! I assume you don't need to be an owner to go to this one?

 

I don't believe you have to be an owner. The museums are great, and in some ways more fun than the ferrari tour...even the small one at the lambo factory is pretty good, but the two ferrari museums are amazing (the one in modena perhaps more so).

 

Yep. Anyone can go. However, it was not free. They sell the tour. Did the Lambo factory tour 3 weeks ago. I was with a group and I think the price was 50 Euros per person. Really enjoyed it and would recommend it.

 

This document is in French and very helpful http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/144957621-post1.html

 

hey guys, can we use an American DL to drive/ rent a car in Italy?

Thanks

 

Yes, but you also need to get an international permit from AAA to go with it. This is just a translation of the information on your DL, and the police will ask to see it if they pull you over.

 

Just returned from Italy for a month. If you like to drive aggressively, you will enjoy driving in Italy. Far from boring.

 

Thanks!

Haha i've been to europe before but never driven...looking forward! Manual hatch backs and small city streets

Hopefully will also get to rent some kind of Ferrari and drive in the mountains