Location: Province of Ferrara
Top Things to do in Province of Ferrara
Top 10 Things to do in Province of Ferrara, Italy
The province of Ferrara (Italian: provincia di Ferrara) is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its provincial capital is the city Ferrara. As of 2015, it has a population of 354,073 inhabitants over an area of 2,635.12 square kilometres (1,017.43 sq mi), giving it a population density of 134.37 inhabitants per square kilometre. It contains 26 comuni, listed at list of communes of the Province of Ferrara. Its president is Tiziano Tagliani.
Restaurants in Province of Ferrara
1. Monastero di Sant'Antonio in Polesine
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4.5 based on 262 reviews
Reviewed By NullnFull - Poznan, Poland
In front of this monastery, there is a real treat: a cherry tree that flowers in spring time. It is covered with hundreds and thousands of pink little flowers and looks fantastic! The monastery itself is really interesting. You'll find there a tomb of the Saint Beatrice d'Este, the benedictine nun. It still is a home for the contemplative female order: the Benedictines.
2. Centro Storico Ferrara
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4.5 based on 1 reviews
Reviewed By LightFighter - Lafayette, California
My wife and I love to walk on vacation and Ferrara is the perfect destination. We did a day trip to Ferrara from Bologna - quick and easy on the train. A beautiful, historic city center with a castle, magnificent Cathedrale and a wide variety of ancient curving lanes to explore. Fascinating!
3. Museo Archeologico Nazionale
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4.5 based on 441 reviews
Reviewed By RHAHJ - Nijmegen, The Netherlands
If you compare this museum to other archeological museums, it has a lot of special stuff to offer. While most such museums will show stone and bronze tools from the corresponding ages, and maybe a few items utensils from medieval times, this museum has four superb collections: First there is a collection of items from Spina, a Greek trading post in/near Ferrara. Items from a burned down house were recovered; Second, there are two Roman boats; Third, there is a nice style room, the Loggia; and Fourth, there is an upper store with a fine Map room, which has maps painted on its walls. Here there are also many items (mainly Greek, I think) on display. Although I was very pleased with what I saw, I was a little disappointed that there seemed to be more rooms which were closed to the public.
4. Le Mura di Ferrara
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4.5 based on 981 reviews
Reviewed By NomadicTraveller7 - Fuerteventura
We walked round most of the walls missing about one fifth of the possible distance. While we really enjoyed the walk and the exercise , the views were a bit disappointing and uninteresting. The different types of trees were interesting, however we did not need shade on an unseasonably cold mid October day with a cold wind blowing.
5. Pomposa Abbey
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4.5 based on 435 reviews
Reviewed By marcellos375 - Ferrara, Italy
Art and history can be experienced in this lovely countryside setting, which you can imagine appearing in the middle of nowhere to the pilgrims going to Jerusalem. Also the place where the Benedictine monk Guido of Arezzo is said to have developed the principles of the modern staff notation around the year 1000, as described in a non-conspicuous display near the entrance of the church.
6. Trepponti
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4.5 based on 682 reviews
7. Museo di Casa Romei
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4.5 based on 335 reviews
Casa Romei was built by the merchant Giovanni Romei around the mid fifteenth century, and constitutes a unique renaissance mansion in Ferrara. Original decorations from the age of its first owner, elegant courtyards, loggias, halls, make it an exceptional landmark inside the ancient city centre. During the time that the house formed part of the Monastery of Corpus Domini, the ceilings of the rooms on the first floor (XVI century), were decorated with elegant grotesques. Casa Romei became a veritable museum in 1953 and received collections of frescoes, statues and lapidaries from mostly destroyed ancient city churches and civil buildings. Therefore you can discover -inside its 15 rooms- witnesses from a forgotten town. The echoes of important artists, such as Donatello, Francesco Dal Cossa, Gregorio di Lorenzo, Bastianino, Alfonso Lombardi, make the visit inside Casa Romeo an unforgettable experience of a greater interest.
Reviewed By gianlorenzo - norfolk
This is a most interesting and beautiful historic building close to the Cathedral and Monastery of Corpus Domini and should be on everyone's list of places to visit in Ferrara. Beautifully laid out with clear explanations in every room, there is much to learn about the history of the city. Excellent.
8. Castello Estense
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4.5 based on 3 reviews
Ticket office closes 45 minutes before.
Reviewed By Stenvoid - Twickenham, United Kingdom
We visited Ferrara on a short break flying in to Bologna, and wanting to experience somewhere a little different. This town is beautiful and the Castle is incredible- so little known to the majority of travellers but literally oozing with history. You can wander or have a more interactive experience. Very impressive.
9. Parco Delta Del Po
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4.5 based on 264 reviews
Reviewed By Oostrommetjes
Getting to see the Po Delta with its salt marshes and variety of wild life can also be done per bike. Renting them was easy (we got them from the Centro Nautico - great bikes) and the tourist office will give you routes you can take. Best to avoid the midday sun, so early morning or late afternoon is most enjoyable.
10. Via delle Volte
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4.5 based on 756 reviews
Reviewed By Patricia G - Worcester, United Kingdom
Highly atmospheric. This shaded, narrow, medieval street, with its vaulted buildings over-arching the cobbled thoroughfare has retained the character of the era in which it was constructed. Between the wars, it was the city's red light district. But it now boasts only houses, and a few restaurants serving excellent food
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