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Where to stay en route from Cinque Terre to Venice

My husband and I are bringing our two teenagers to Italy in early March. We like hiking, wandering around cities, trying local foods, and visiting art museums. We are starting our trip in Cinque Terre and ending in Venice and are planning to rent a car to travel between (NOT IN!) the two cities.

Any recommendations for a good two-night stop on the way? I was considering Padua because a town full of university students sounded fun and the medical museum and botanical garden meet the interests of my two kids. . . but I'm open to other ideas.

Alternatively, I read about Franceschetta 58 in Modena and thought we might enjoy a stop centered around eating there, but I don't know anything else about the area.

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We did this drive with two teens and stopped in Modena. We visited the Ferrari musem, which was pretty cool (even for a non-car person like myself.) It was exactly half-way between Monterosso and Venice.

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We stopped for the day (we spent whole day there.) But after visiting, I wished we would've spent one night as we realized (once we were there) that there was more to do and see than we had thought.