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Ferrara Unmissables

The essential sights of Ferrara, a UNESCO World Heritage city. Start at the moated Este Castle and the cathedral, walk north into the planned Renaissance quarter of the Addizione Erculea, and finish with a walk or bike ride on the nine-kilometre ring of city walls.

Ferrara Unmissables — Mapa

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Este Castle

The moated brick castle of the Este dukes, begun in 1385 in the heart of the city. Visit the ducal apartments, the prisons and the towers, with views over the old town.

B

Ferrara Cathedral

The cathedral of San Giorgio, consecrated in 1135, with a carved Romanesque and Gothic façade and a row of medieval shop arcades along its side.

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C

Palazzo dei Diamanti

A Renaissance palace famous for its façade of about 8,500 marble blocks cut like diamonds. It holds the city's art gallery and major exhibitions.

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D

City Walls of Ferrara

An almost complete ring of Renaissance walls, about 9 km long, now a green belt with bastions. Locals walk, run and cycle along the top.

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E

Palazzo Schifanoia

An Este pleasure palace whose Hall of the Months is covered in 15th-century frescoes of court life, the zodiac and the seasons.

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F

Palazzo Municipale

The first residence of the Este family, begun in 1245 and now the town hall. Its courtyard and grand staircase open onto the main squares.

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National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah

The national museum of more than two thousand years of Jewish life in Italy, housed in the city's former prison.

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H

Sant'Antonio in Polesine

A quiet Benedictine convent still home to nuns. Its church holds medieval frescoes from the 13th and 14th centuries.

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Piazza Ariostea

A large Renaissance square with a column topped by the poet Ariosto. The sunken centre hosts the horse and flag races of the Palio.

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J

Jewish Cemetery

A green, peaceful cemetery inside the walls, in use since the 17th century. The writer Giorgio Bassani is buried here.

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K

Certosa of Ferrara

A former Carthusian monastery, now the monumental city cemetery, with long arcades around a wide lawn and the church of San Cristoforo.

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Parco Massari

The largest park inside the walls, laid out in 1780 as an English-style garden with tall old trees. A good shady break between museums.

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