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Discovering Emilia Romagna and the Palio of Ferrara a week in May

 
 
 

1st DAY:Arrival in the afternoon to the airport or to the railway station ofBologna, welcome and meeting with the guide. Transfer toFerrara by private coach. Check in and dinner in a typical restaurant.

2nd DAY: THE TOWN OF FERRARA Meeting with the guide and start of the tour of Ferrara. We propose to you a sightseeing tour around the town centre including a visit to the Este’s Castle, the Cathedral, the Jewish Ghetto and the medieval core of the city. Then we suggest an interior visit of two monuments and/or museums chosen among the followings: the Palazzo Schifanoia (with its amazing 15th century frescos), the Palazzina Marfisa d’Este (a residence built in the 16th  century with frescoed ceilings) or the Casa Romei (a magnificent house built in the 15th century). Break for the lunch.In the afternoon you will visit the Renaissance area of Ferrara (the so called Addizione Erculea) walking along the main roads of the city towards the Quadrivio of Palazzo dei Diamanti and the Ariostea Square, a grandiose and genial "space" conceived by the town-planner within the context of a series of noble buildings. We also suggest an evocating tour around the city walls. Around6.00 p.m. ending guided tour and free time or return back  to the hotel and dinner time.

3rd DAY: DISCOVERING OF THE PO DELTA at 8.30 a.m. meeting with the guide and transfer to the Po Delta by private coach or car. Visit of the Comacchio, the old lagoon city. The town is, in a certain sense, the true capital of the Regional Park of the Po Delta. Have a stroll along the streets of the criss-crossed by canals centre! You will walk on seventeenth century bridges, among that the most famous is the Trepponti one, built on five arches at the confluence of three canals. In the town centre there’s also the archaeological Museum of the cargo of the Roman ship. Then is scheduled a transfer to the Pomposa Abbeya unique treasure of Roman church with  the frescoes of Giotto and Vitale schools. It was a very famous pilgrims’ rest stop on the ancient Via dei Romei and it was really important in the Middle Ages for the high cultural level reached by its monks. After a typical lunch in a famous restaurant tasting fish dishes, the excursion will go on with reaching the Goro Harbour for the boat trip. The natural itinerary will let you know, thanks to the assistance of a specialised guide, the secrets of the River Po and the surrounding valleys. At the end of the trip you will reach the River’s mouth in the Sacca di Goro, a typical fish-man village famous for being an important mussels and clams fishpond, where you might meet the fisher and see them at work. The return is after two hours to theGoroHarbour. Return back toFerrara and dinner gusted by one of theFerrara’s Contrade - the local districts which compete in the Palio.

4 th DAY

Free morning; we suggest to you to visit the National Gallery in the Palazzo dei Diamanti.Light lunch and then transfer at 3.00 p.m. to Piazza Ariostea for the Palio’s Parade with a spectacular display of flags, drums, knights and ladies dressed in 15th century costumes. The Palio of Ferrara is the oldest in the world. In 1279 this City officially recognized the already 20 years old tradition, that had celebrated  since 1259 the victory of  Marquis Azzo VII Novello d'Este over Ezzelino da Romano,  Vicar of the German emperor. Since then the Palio has took  place every year on the last Sunday of May with big celebrations. Transfer to the hotel at the end of the horse race and around8.30 p.m. is scheduled the dinner.

5th DAY: TOUR OF THE ESTE’S DELIZIE, THE  PLEASURE GROUNDS AND HOUSES OF THE ESTE FAMILYAt 9.30 a.m.meeting with the guide and departure to the Rocca Stellata in Bondeno, that was one of the major fortresses of the Este Family north of Ferrara. Then is scheduled the visit of the summer residences and the places given over to the recreation of the Dukes of Ferrara, the so called Delizie and in particular of the Delizia del Belriguardo near Voghiera and the Delizia del Verginese near Portomaggiore. Lunch in a typical Medieval Restaurant and back toFerrara during the afternoon. Dinner at 8.00 p.m.


6th DAY: THE CITY OF BOLOGNA Around 9.00 a.m. departure to Bolognaby coach or car. The tour will start in the real heart of the city: the meeting with the guide is in Piazza Maggiore, the most central square where several important buildings overlook: firstly the Basilica of St.Petronio, a big church standing for one of the highest examples of the Italian Gothic architecture. Secondly there’s the D’Accursio Palace, the city hall, where you could visit the ancient apartments of the Apostolic Delegates and different exhibitions i.e. the famous painter Morandi’s Museum; then the Neptune Fountain, the 16th century work of the sculptor Giambologna, and finally the King Enzo’s Palace, the ancient seat of the local magistracy, whose name comes from the son of Federico II, who was there imprisoned till death.
Then the guide will show you round the whole centre through the narrow medieval streets of the city, whose peculiarity is no doubt their long line of arcades. During the tour certainly you will notice the great quantities of medieval towers rising unlooked-for round the corners. Not far away from Piazza Maggiore stand out distinctly the Garisenda and the Asinelli Towers, the real landmark of the city. They are among the oldest and the highest  towers ofBologna and the old tales say that they were built by two of the most important family of the city in competition to demonstrate their power. At1.00 p.m.lunch with typical dishes. In the afternoon transfer to Bologna airport or railway station.


QUOTATION ON REQUEST N.B. The program could be modified according to your needs. Get in touch with us for more details! We propose and create for you tour like this during all the year. In addition toFerrara and its surrounding, you could discover cities like San Marino,Modena,Parma,Ravenna.

 

 


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