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The Cathedral
The outstanding façade, divided into three sections, was begun in Romanesque style, still visible in the lower part.Note the St. George and the scenes from the New Testament above the central door, the work of the sculptor Nicholaus (1135). The upper part was built some decades later in a Got...
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Palazzo dei Diamanti
The magnificent Palazzo dei Diamanti, at the centre of the Addizione Erculea, on the important crossroads known as the Quadrivio degli Angeli belonged to the duke’s brother Sigismondo d’Este.Its name derives from over 8000 pink and white marble ashlars in the form of pyramids (or diamonds) that ...
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MEIS
The Museo Nazionale dell’Ebraismo Italiano e della Shoah - MEIS (National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah) recounts the over two thousand years of Jewish experience in Italy, giving us a glimpse of the life, thought and fundamental contributions they have made to the history and culture of...
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Estense Castle
In Ferrara in 1385, a dangerous revolt convinced Niccolò II d’Este of the need to erect mighty defences for himself and his family thus the Castello di San Michele was built, a fortress erected against the people.Its imposing proportions, its moat, its drawbridges and its towers date back to that...
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Schifanoia Palace
The name of the palace derives from the motto 'schivar la noia' meaning 'avoid tedium' and refers to the building's function as a place for fun and recreation as it was an Estense ‘Delizia’ (palace for recreation).Building on Schifanoia began at the end of the 1300s in a very green area ...
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National Picture Gallery of Ferrara
Created in 1836, the Picture Gallery was the first public collection of Ferrarese paintings, put together to bring a halt to the dispersion of local artistic patrimony by setting up a modern museum in which to conserve and promote Ferrara's art and culture.In 1958, the Picture Gallery, until then co...
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National Archaeological Museum
The museum, housed on the first floor of the Palazzo Costabili, exhibits the findings of the Etruscan city of Spina which flourished from the 6th to the 3rd century B.C. and survived until the first centuries A.D. After it was submerged by the water of the Po Delta, it became just a legendary n...
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Casa Romei
Giovanni Romei became administrator to the lords of Ferrara and married the princess Polissena d’Este. On the Via di San Francesco he had a house built that showed his high ranking.Today’s visitor is immediately struck by the harmonious courtyard of honour, the result of combining medieval eleme...
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The City Walls
Nine kilometres of city walls that encircle Ferrara’s old city centre and its precious monuments, which can be enjoyed walking or cycling. The city walls begin from Castello Estese, preserving various gates, passageways, towers and ramparts, testimony to the many defensive techniques that took pla...
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Piazza Ariostea
Named after the poet Ludovico Ariosto, whose statue stands in the middle of the piazza on a column.Famous for the Palio of Ferrara hosted yearly every last Sunday in May, Piazza Ariostea is a unique square that is actually oval in shape, named after the poet Ludovico Ariosto, whose statue stands in ...
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Via delle Volte
This charming medieval street marks the axis along which the so-called linear Ferrara developed between the 7th and 9th centuries A.D. and which greatly influenced the further development of the entire city.In Via delle Volte the architectural solution to development in a third dimension was to crea...
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Jewish Ferrara
There is hidden soul to Ferrara, its Jewish one, an important part of the city's community, composed of the Synagogue, the one-time 'Ghetto', the Cemetery in via Vigne, the Little Levantine Cemetery.Through the streets of the GhettoThe area involved in the former Ghetto, institued in the17th Century...
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Food & Wine in Ferrara
Let’s sit at the table and savour the variety of dishes on offer, with a buffet of flavours from the famous pumpkin Cappellacci, a dish similar to ravioli, to the salama da sugo, a local pork sausage, the Comacchio eels, the Pasticcio ferrarese, or macaroni pie, and let’s finish with the...
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The Este Residences
All the territory of Ferrara has numerous villas, palaces and castles, built for the Lords of Ferrara for leisure and full enjoyment of nature, declared a UNESCO World Heritage in 1999, many of them are falling apart, almost dilapidated, nonetheless the beauty and charm of the best-conserved ones is...
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Comacchio
Comacchio is the most original and fascinating historic town in the Po Delta Park. Heir to ancient Spina, fought over by Ferrara and Ravenna, Popes and Emperors for centuries, its origins go far back: it rose up on 13 islets at the dawn of the Middle Ages and founded its urban and eco...
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Ancient Delta Museum
The new Ancient Delta Museum illustrates the centuries-long evolution of the area and of the human settlements typical of the ancient Po Delta.It is organized into sections corresponding to different historical periods, ranging from the earliest traces of civilizations up to the classical Age. The s...
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Comacchio Valleys
The Comacchio Lagoons represent the largest wetland complex in Italy and the main attraction of the Po Delta Park.This extraordinary natural site is listed as a Wetland of international importance by the Ramsar Convention, and a Project of Common Interest and Special Protection Area for the conserva...
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The Lidos of Comacchio
The perfect destination for holidays at the sea.Stretching across 26 km of fine, golden sand facing the calm shallow sea, the seven Comacchio beaches are the perfect destination for family holidays, fun breaks, sporting trips, relaxation and well-being for all....
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Po Delta Park
The Po Delta Regional Park of Emilia Romagna covers areas that are considered some of the most productive and some of the richest in biodiversity. The park has the broadest extension of protected wetlands in Italy, areas of great ecological value.It is a territory full of natural environments, home ...
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Abbay of Pomposa
A masterpiece of Romanesque art, Pomposa Abbey can be seen from a distance with its towering campanile, which dominates the surrounding countryside like a "lighthouse" in the sea of green that surrounds it.The church was founded in the 6th century A.D. and from the middle of the 9th century the firs...
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Mesola Wood
The Gran Bosco della Mesola covers an area of 1,058 hectares which represent the remains of a woodland complex, once much larger, which originated around the year 1000.One part of the wood is a Full Nature Reserve, an area fully protected and left to its natural evolution, while the rest of the area...
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