"The Medieval town of Ferrara" Top 5 Page for this destination Ferrara by Cristian_Uluru

Ferrara Travel Guide: 322 reviews and 828 photos

Welcome to the beautiful Medieval town of Ferrara!!!

Here you can find numerous palaces and streets dating from the 14th century, when it hosted the court of the house of Este. In this time Ferrara became one of the most important cultural centres of Italy.

Ferrara is famous for the Castello Estense, in which you can see wonderfull paintings roofs.
One of the finest Reinaissance palaces you can see in the town is Palazzo dei Diamanti so named for the diamond points into which the facade's stone blocks are cut.
Very nice is also the Cathedral, built in a Romanesque style with a very interesting interior.

From 1995 the town is inscripted in UNESCO World Heritage list.

Enjoy your visit!!!

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In a nutshell:A wonderful town and great food!!!

Last visit to Ferrara: Oct 2006
Intro Updated Oct 8, 2006
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Reviews (33)

Casa Romei Things to Do (29)

In front of Palazzo Pareschi there is Casa Romei, one of the most beautiful refined houses of Ferrara. It was built in... more travel advice

Palazzo Pareschi Things to Do (29)

Palazzo Pareschi was built by Pietro Benvenuti and it was modified in the 18th century. Very nice is the marble gateway.... more travel advice

Basilica di San Francesco Things to Do (29)

The Basilique of S.Francesco was erected in 1227 and restored by Rossetti in 1494. The upper part of the facade was... more travel advice

Palazzo Bevilacqua-Boschi Things to Do (29)

Palazzo Bevilacqua-Boschi was built in the first years of the 17th century. It has got a very nice facade with busts and... more travel advice

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kenHuocj Mar 7, 2009 at 4:19 AM

great details, is this not the source of some famed Italian confectionary ? ;-)))
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Nemorino May 8, 2008 at 2:27 PM

Looks like an interesting place to visit, especially Castello Estense. Great idea to rent a bicycle and ride all around the Renaissance walls!
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nora_south_africa Apr 28, 2008 at 11:38 AM

your pages are very interesting and I hope I can eventually... work through them all, great info and tips, thanx very much.
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1courage Mar 23, 2008 at 2:06 AM

Mi rincresce davvero non aver mai visitato questa cittá stupenda. Anzi, questa tua pagina l`ho vista oggi per la prima volta. Le 2 cose che mi son piaciute di piú: 1.la grandiosa Cattedrale, 2. il Palazzo dei diamanti. Wow!
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blint Jan 24, 2008 at 4:54 AM

Short and to the point tips with good photos! :)
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Mikebond Dec 8, 2007 at 8:00 AM

Ferrara è davvero bellissima! Prossimamente vorrei iniziare la mia pagina su questa città dove conto di tornare presto per vedere tutte le cose di cui parli e che non ho ancora visto.
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MarsSpirit Dec 2, 2006 at 11:07 PM

Interesting place.