ITINERARIES

THE CHARTREUSE

The church of St. Christopher and the monumental catholic graveyard of Ferrara The Carthusian Monastery of St. Christopher is much more than a municipal cemetery; it is a “place of memories”. Here lie our illustrious ancestors, who brought fame to this city: from the founder, the devout Borso d’Este, to the minister Costabili, the intellectual Leopoldo Cicognara and the famous portraitist Giovanni Boldini. All the tombs are not just a homage to these characters, but a real itinerary that recounts the history of sculpture in Ferrara from the Renaissance, (...)

FERRARA

THE BYZANTINE "CASTRUM"

THE CATHEDRAL MUSEUM

THE JEWISH GHETTO

THE MONASTERIES

THE FERRARESE PAINTERS

THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE XXI CENTURY

THE CITY THEATRE

LUCRETIA BORJIA

THE MUSEUM OF SPINA

CYCLING THROUGH THE TOWN

FLYING OVER THE TOWN

THE "CATAJO" CASTLE

BALLOONING FERRARA

THE CHURCH-SQUARES

THE LOST GARDENS

THE VANISHED THEATRES

"SLOW" TOURISM

STREETS OF SILENCE

Streets of silence: Ferrara by Giorgio Bassani. An itinerary that seeks all those atmospheres and views of the town that inspired the setting of G. Bassani’s novels: from the ancient jewish graveyard to the tennis fields of the "Marfisa’s Club"; from the Renaissance Walls to Ariosto’s Square; from the heart of the jewish Ghetto to the Public Library. Following the footsteps of the characters of the "Five Ferrarese stories" we’ll try to gather the atmospheres (...)