History and culture routes
Ferrara
Ferrara and its Wall
Nine kilometres of defensive walls surround the heart of Ferrara, delimiting the old city. Designed and built mainly as fortifications starting in the early seventh century, today they are expansive gardens enjoyed by locals and visitors during their time off, and so much more
Ferrara city of the 20th century
From Ecletism to Rationalism: 20 years of fascist regime profoundly influenced the development of architecture and urbanism in Italy. In Ferrara, the area between the Monumental Acqueduct and Largo Antonioni hosts several buildings which tell this story
Ferrara within the Walls; exploring the city with Giorgio Bassani
Born in Bologna into a well-to-do Ferrarese family of Jewish origin, Giorgio Bassani grew up and completed his secondary education in Ferrara, the city in which all his works of fiction are set.
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.
Renaissance residences and churches
Along the ancient Via di San Francesco, the main thoroughfare of the new districts commissioned by Niccolò III and an elegant street in the Medieval city, stand many palazzos, patrician residences and major churches.
The Mediaeval Centre
From the Middle Ages to today, the area around the Cathedral has always been the focus of the city life.
The Renaissance Addition
Throughout the Middle Ages and almost to the end of the 15th Century, the northern boundary of the city ran along the current road System of Viale Cavour-Corso Giovecca.
The Walls
The walls, stretching for nine kilometres, surround Ferrara almost entirely, forming one of the most comprehensive and varied routes in Italy.
Where the river once flowed
Until the 12th century, Via Ripagrande was the main branch of the Po that today runs a few kilometres away to the north of the city.
Cento
Visit Cento
Cento is a small capital of art and cuisine, with its many porticoes.
Codigoro
Cinetourism
The Ferrarese lands, the scene of a constant contest between land and water, forged with the hard and dogged work of its people, has lent itself to Italian Cinema as an environment for dramatic stories, tormented lives, intense passions.
Comacchio
Along the canals of Comacchio
Download the route in Comacchio, the capital of the Po Delta Park...
Cinetourism
The Ferrarese lands, the scene of a constant contest between land and water, forged with the hard and dogged work of its people, has lent itself to Italian Cinema as an environment for dramatic stories, tormented lives, intense passions.
Portomaggiore
The Delizie Hunt
It is possibile to discover the “scenery of the old land” by bike, or by car, stopping at particular places of artistic interest along the route. The roads you will travel are generally very quiet.
Tresigallo
Tresigallo, a XXth Century town
Tresigallo is known as the capital city of Rationalistic Architecture, and it is the result of a very modern city planning.
Voghiera
The Delizie Hunt
It is possibile to discover the “scenery of the old land” by bike, or by car, stopping at particular places of artistic interest along the route. The roads you will travel are generally very quiet.
Throughout the province
Behind the door of the Ghetto
From Corso Martiri della Libertà, the itinerary leads through the medieval streets of the old Jewish ghetto to the MEIS, the National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah
Beyond the Windshield
From Corso Martiri della Libertà, the itinerary follows Corso della Giovecca, entering the area just south of Ferrara ‘Main Street’, to reach the imposing monumental arch of the Prospettiva
Cinetourism
The Ferrarese lands, the scene of a constant contest between land and water, forged with the hard and dogged work of its people, has lent itself to Italian Cinema as an environment for dramatic stories, tormented lives, intense passions.
Ferrara and its Wall
Nine kilometres of defensive walls surround the heart of Ferrara, delimiting the old city. Designed and built mainly as fortifications starting in the early seventh century, today they are expansive gardens enjoyed by locals and visitors during their time off, and so much more
Ferrara city of the 20th century
From Ecletism to Rationalism: 20 years of fascist regime profoundly influenced the development of architecture and urbanism in Italy. In Ferrara, the area between the Monumental Acqueduct and Largo Antonioni hosts several buildings which tell this story
Ferrara within the walls: exploring the city with Giorgio Bassani
Born in Bologna into a well-to-do Ferrarese family of Jewish origin, Giorgio Bassani grew up and completed his secondary education in Ferrara, the city in which all his works of fiction are set.
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.
Renaissance residences and churches
Along the ancient Via di San Francesco, the main thoroughfare of the new districts commissioned by Niccolò III and an elegant street in the Medieval city, stand many palazzos, patrician residences and major churches.
