The Duchesses’ Garden
The garden was described as a heavenly place: there were a golden fountain, some beautiful loggias, and an exclusive green area for the Duke and his Court. Magnificent flower beds, medical plants, flowers and fruit trees grew on sumptuous grass: there, the Duchesses of the Este Family (from Eleonora d’Aragona, to Margherita Gonzaga) used to spend their summer days at the coming of the XVI Century.
After the Este domination, some changes occurred to the garden, which now appears as a green space with some fruit trees and plants, as well as some small buildings.
The Garden today
In the garden - partially re-opened by the Municipality of Ferrara, after several restoration works – it is still possible to see the memories of a magnificent past, as the traces of huge pointed arches and the remains of a XV Century loggia, over the so-called “Duchess’ Chapel”.
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