Palazzo Schifanoia
Building on Schifanoia began at the end of the 1300s in a very green area near the river Po. Nowadays, the palace has the appearance of a long building divided into two wings: the single-storey 14th-century wing to the west (home to the Civic Museum) and to east the two-storey 15th-century wing which makes up Duke Borso's extension of the years 1465-1467. The façade, at one time crowned with crenellations and frescoed with fake polychrome marble, is distinguished by an elegant marble portal designed by Francesco del Cossa.
The most famous and interesting room is definitely the Sala dei Mesi (Room of the Months), frescoed by Ferrara painters of the 15th century: Francesco del Cossa, Ercole de' Roberti and others. Painted pilaster strips divide the wails into squares, each corresponding to a month.
RE-OPENING OF PALAZZO SCHIFANOIA
The Hall of the Months and the Room of the Virtues are open to the public.
Opening
9.30 - 18.00.
Closing days
- Monday
Price
Full 3,00 euro.
Red. 2,00 euro (groups 10 people, visitors over 65).
Free
- Up to age 18
Contacts
Information office
Main Tourist Information Office of Ferrara
0532 212266
How to get here
On foot: 20 minutes from the Castle Estense
By bus: No. 1 and No. 9 from the Railway Station and the Castle Estense, stop - Hospital in C.so Giovecc (600 meters); No. 6 from V.le Cavour and from the castle, stop Alfonso d'Este (300 meters).
Accessible by car (parking only on street nearby).
