Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #5 in Ferrara, Italy
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3.6 km
40 m
Experience Ferrara in Italy in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in FerraraIndividual Sights in FerraraSight 1: Chiesa di Santa Giustina
The former church of Santa Giustina is located in Piazzetta Cortebella and is closed to worship.
Sight 2: Ex Casa del Fascio
The former Casa del Fascio in Ferrara is a monumental building dating back to the late twenties, it is located in Ferrara in viale Cavour, at no. 75. It was inaugurated on February 23, 1931.
Sight 3: Basilica di San Benedetto
The church of San Benedetto is located in Ferrara in piazzale San Benedetto.
Sight 4: Casa dell'Ariosto
Ludovico Ariosto's house, where the famous poet lived in the last part of his life, is located in Via Ariosto 67 in Ferrara.
Sight 5: Chiesa di San Maurelio
The church of San Maurelio Bishop and Martyr or more simply the church of San Maurelio also known as the church of the Capuchins, is located in Corso Biagio Rossetti in Ferrara.
Sight 6: Pinacoteca Nazionale
The Pinacotecta Nazionale is an art gallery in Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. It is located on the piano nobile of the Palazzo dei Diamanti, a work of Renaissance architecture by Biagio Rossetti, commissioned by Leonello d’Este in 1447. Not to be confused with the Civic Museum on the lower floor, which has hosted temporary exhibitions of contemporary art since 1992, the Pinacoteca houses a collection of paintings by the Ferrarese School dating from the thirteenth to the eighteenth centuries. It was founded in 1836 by the Municipality of Ferrara after Napoleon's widespread dissolution of churches threatened the protection of important public artworks. The gallery is formed as much around notable northern Italian painters as it is around the exquisite interior decoration of the palace itself, together with remnants of frescoes from local churches and later acquisitions from the Sacrati Strozzi collection.
Sight 7: Palazzo dei Diamanti
Get Ticket*Palazzo dei Diamanti is a Renaissance palace located on Corso Ercole I d'Este 21 in Ferrara, region of Emilia Romagna, Italy. The main floor of the Palace houses the Pinacoteca Nazionale di Ferrara.
Sight 8: Palazzo Prosperi-Sacrati
Palazzo Prosperi-Sacrati is a Renaissance-style palace located on Corso Ercole I d'Este in Ferrara, region of Emilia Romagna, Italy. The palace with its protruding marble portal and balcony, and with a corner balcony and pilaster on the corner with Corso Biagio Rossetti, was designed and built in 1493-1498 by Biagio Rossetti as part of the Addizione Erculea. It is flanked on the ground floor by marble pilasters. It is across the Corso Rossetti from the lateral facade of the Palazzo dei Diamanti.
Sight 9: Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea
The Pavilion of Contemporary Art (PAC) is an exhibition space of the Municipality of Milan located in Via Palestro, next to the Villa Reale. It was designed by Ignazio Gardella in 1949 and built between 1951 and 1953.
Sight 10: Parco Massari
Massari Park is the largest and best-known public park in Ferrara within the city walls.
Sight 11: Tempio di San Cristoforo alla Certosa
The church of San Cristoforo alla Certosa is located in Ferrara in Piazza Borso d'Este 50, an integral part of the monumental cemetery of the Certosa di Ferrara.
Sight 12: Porta degli Angeli
The Porta degli Angeli is a watchtower that later served as the gate of Ferrara along the northern walls of the city.
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