The nearest airport is Bologna, a one hour drive from Villa Lugara.
Verona airport is an hour and a half drive from Villa Lugara.
Other options are Venice and Milan which are both around two hours drive away.
Bologna has just opened a monorail from the airport direct to the central station.
All the other airports are connected to their respective railway stations by shuttle bus.
If coming by train there are high speed services to Reggio Emilia and Modena, both about 40 mins drive from the house. The nearest station, Sassuolo, is 20 mins from the house on a branch line from Modena.
The Italian state railway website (offers the choice of English):
The main private rail company operating high speed trains:
Timetable and ticket purchase website:
Article with useful information about trains in Italy:
icebergproject.co/italian/2018/06/tips-for-navigating-the-train-system-in-italy/