Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #4 in Ferrara, Italy
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6.5 km
62 m
Explore Ferrara in Italy with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in FerraraIndividual Sights in FerraraSight 1: Casa dell'Ariosto
The house of Ludovico Ariosto, where the famous poet lived in the last part of his life, is located in Via Ariosto 67 in Ferrara.
Sight 2: Chiesa di San Maurelio
The church of San Maurelio Vescovo e Martire 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 3: Chiesa di Santa Lucia
The church of Santa Lucia is a place of worship that dates back to the sixteenth century and is located in Via Ariosto in Ferrara.
Sight 4: Palazzo dell'Aeronautica
The Palazzo dell'Aeronautica is a monumental building located in Ferrara in viale Cavour 118. It is the headquarters of the Commander of the Air Operations Command of the Italian Air Force.
Sight 5: 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 6: Chiesa di Santa Giustina
The former church of Santa Giustina is located in Piazzetta Cortebella and is closed to worship.
Sight 7: Chiesa di Santa Maria Nuova
The church of Santa Maria Nuova e San Biagio is a Roman Catholic building in Ferrara, Italy.
Sight 8: 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 was partially collapsed, fortunately without any injuries.
Sight 9: Chiesa di Santa Maria dei Servi
The church of Santa Maria dei Servi is a church in Ferrara located in Via Cosmè Tura at the corner of Via Contrada della Rosa, belonging to the architectural complex of the former convent of the Ursuline nuns.
Sight 10: Palazzo di Giulio d'Este
The Palazzo di Giulio d'Este is a palace located on Corso Ercole I d'Este #16 in Ferrara, Italy.
Sight 11: Chiesa di San Michele del Gesù
The church of Gesù is located in Ferrara, in via Borgoleoni 56.
Sight 12: Museo Civico di Storia Naturale
The Civic Museum of Natural History of Ferrara is located in Largo Florestano Vancini n. 2.
Sight 13: Museo del Risorgimento e della Resistenza
The Museum of the Risorgimento and the Resistance was an exhibition space in Ferrara dedicated to the Risorgimento and the Italian Resistance. It is located in Corso Ercole I d'Este n. 19, adjacent to Palazzo dei Diamanti.
Wikipedia: Museo del Risorgimento e della Resistenza (Ferrara) (IT)
Sight 14: Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea
The Pavilion of Contemporary Art, also known by the acronym PAC, is a museum in Ferrara located in Corso Porta Mare n. 5 and used as a venue for contemporary art exhibitions.
Sight 15: Parco Massari
Massari Park is the largest and best-known public park in Ferrara within the city walls.
Sight 16: Museo d'arte moderna e contemporanea Filippo de Pisis
The Filippo de Pisis Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art is located on the ground floor of Palazzo Massari in Ferrara. Due to the 2012 Emilia earthquake, Palazzo Massari is closed for restoration work.
Wikipedia: Museo d'arte moderna e contemporanea Filippo de Pisis (IT)
Sight 17: Museo Boldini
The Museo Giovanni Boldini is a biographical museum, located in the Palazzo Massari, in Ferrara, dedicated to Italian painter Giovanni Boldini. It is one of the three museums located in the palace, being the others the Museo dell'Ottocento and the Museo d'arte moderna e contemporanea Filippo de Pisis. The current museum has been closed for restoration work since the 2012 Northern Italy earthquakes.
Sight 18: 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 19: Cimitero della Certosa
Ferrara Charterhouse, of which the present Church of San Cristoforo alla Certosa was previously the monastic church, is a former charterhouse or Carthusian monastery built in Renaissance style, located on Piazza Borso 50 in Ferrara, Region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The monastery was suppressed in the time of Napoleon, but the church was reconsecrated in 1813 and remains in use. The site also accommodates a large municipal cemetery, which was established in 1813.
Sight 20: 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)
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