Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Ferrara, Italy
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5.3 km
37 m
Experience Ferrara in Italy in a whole new way with our 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 Maria della Consolazione
The church of Santa Maria della Consolazione is a Renaissance religious building, designed by Biagio Rossetti, which is located in Ferrara in via Mortara 94.
Wikipedia: Chiesa di Santa Maria della Consolazione (Ferrara) (IT)
Sight 2: Chiesa di Santo Spirito
The Church of Santo Spirito is a Roman Catholic church in Ferrara, Italy.
Sight 3: Museo Civico di Storia Naturale
The Civic Museum of Natural History of Ferrara is located in Largo Florestano Vancini n. 2.
Sight 4: Chiesa di San Carlo
San Carlo Borromeo is a Baroque, Roman Catholic church located on Corso Giovecca #191, a block east of the Castello Estense in Ferrara, region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
Sight 5: Teatro Comunale Claudio Abbado
The Teatro Comunale in Ferrara is an opera house, located in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, and built between 1786 and 1797 with seating for 990. Privately owned theatres with limited seating capacity had existed in the city for many years, but the arrival of Cardinal Spinelli, the new papal envoy, in 1786 spurred the construction of a new public theatre under the architects Cosimo Morelli and Antonio Foschini. However, their disagreements led to conflicting design concepts regarding the elliptical shape of the auditorium which were resolved through compromise. The theatre was finally ready for its inaugural presentation of Portogallo's Gli Orazi e i Curiazi on 2 September 1798.
Sight 6: Ferrara
Ferrara is a city and comune (municipality) in Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy, capital of the province of Ferrara. As of 2016, it had 132,009 inhabitants. It is situated 44 kilometres northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream of the Po River, located 5 km north. The town has broad streets and numerous palaces dating from the Renaissance, when it hosted the court of the House of Este. For its beauty and cultural importance, it has been designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
Sight 7: Chiesa di San Domenico
The church of San Domenico di Ferrara is located in Piazza Sacrati 10. Due to the 2012 Emilia earthquake it is not accessible. On May 3, 2018, the roof partially collapsed, fortunately without any injuries.
Sight 8: Chiesa di Santa Maria Nuova
The church of Santa Maria Nuova e San Biagio is a Roman Catholic building in Ferrara, Italy.
Sight 9: National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah
The Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah (MEIS) is a public history museum in Ferrara, Italy. It opened in 2017, and traces the history of the Jewish people in Italy starting from the Roman empire through the Holocaust of the 20th century. Chartered by the Italian government in 2003, MEIS contains over 200 artifacts and exhibits that proceed chronologically through the periods of Jewish history in Italy. The museum is continuing to expand through the year 2021.
Sight 10: Chiesa di San Paolo
The Church of San Paolo in Ferrara is located on corso Porta Reno 60, a few blocks south of the Ferrara Cathedral, facing piazzetta Alberto Schiatti. It is considered the pantheon for famous citizens of the city.
Sight 11: Chiesa di Santa Maria del Suffragio
The church of Santa Maria del Suffragio is located in Ferrara in Via San Romano.
Wikipedia: Chiesa di Santa Maria del Suffragio (Ferrara) (IT)
Sight 12: Museo della cattedrale
The Ferrara Cathedral Museum is located in the former church of San Romano in Via San Romano, a few steps from the cathedral of San Giorgio. It collects some masterpieces from the cathedral itself.
Sight 13: Teatro Nuovo
The Teatro Nuovo in Ferrara is a theatre built in the 1920s and is the most important in the city after the Claudio Abbado Municipal Theatre.
Sight 14: Torre della Vittoria
The Torre della Vittoria is a historical building in Ferrara that complements the Palazzo Municipale and at the same time stands apart from it in terms of its size, its reconstruction centuries after the fall of the tower previously located in the same position, and the celebrations that explicitly referred to it in Fascist-era films. It is located on the corner of Piazza Trento e Trieste and Via Cortevecchia, at the beginning of Corso Martiri della Libertà.
Sight 15: Cattedrale di San Giorgio Martire
Ferrara Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral and minor basilica in Ferrara, Northern Italy. Dedicated to Saint George, the patron saint of the city, it is the seat of the Archbishop of Ferrara and the largest religious building in the city.
Sight 16: Sinagoghe
The Ferrara Synagogue is a synagogue located in Ferrara, Italy.
Sight 17: Chiesa di Sant'agnese
The Church of Sant'Agnese is a Roman Catholic building in Ferrara, Italy, located on the corner of Via del Carbone and Via delle Scienze.
Sight 18: Chiesa dei Santi Giuseppe, Rita e Tecla
The Church of Saints Joseph, Thecla and Rita is a seventeenth-century church in Ferrara, Italy, located in Via Carlo Mayr.
Sight 19: Chiesa di San Gregorio Magno
The church of San Gregorio Magno is a Roman Catholic church in Ferrara located on the corner of Via Cammello, Via Carmelino and Vicolo del Granchio, within the first nucleus of the city's settlement, the Byzantine Castrum.
Sight 20: Chiesa di Sant'Antonio Abate
The church of Sant'Antonio Abate is a Catholic place of worship located on the corner of Via Saraceno and Via Cavedone in Ferrara.
Sight 21: Basilica di San Francesco
San Francesco is a late-Renaissance, Roman Catholic minor basilica church located on via Terranuova in Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
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