Routes and tours
Throughout the province
Literary Ferrara - Giorgio Bassani’s Ferrara
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.
Migliaro - Along the Po di Volano: from Ostellato to Pomposa Abbey
From Ostellato, the meeting place of many journeys and an agreeable centre for a visit to nature reserves...
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.
River excursions on Nena motorboat
Nena is the name of a typical ‘vaporetto’, a motorboat used for transport on the canals of Venice, which has been restored and is now moored at the San Paolo dock of Ferrara.
Route in Comacchio
A town on the water, Comacchio is a precious jewel softly set in the warm red of the bricks and the sparkling green of the canals.
The Argine degli Angeli
An embankment to contain the water
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.
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.
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.
Visit Cento
Cento is a small capital of art and cuisine, with its many porticoes.
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.
