In the era when the influential Medici, Borghese and Farnese families were in power, the noble d’Este family held sway in the walled city of Ferrara, turning it into a Renaissance masterpiece. Discover the treasures of the Herculean addition and inner courtyard of Palazzo dei Diamanti; the Cathedral; the magnificent streets Corso Ercole I d’Este, Piazza Castello, Piazza Savonarola, Corso Martiri della Libertà, Piazza Cattedrale, Piazza del Municipio (former ducal palace inner courtyard); Piazza Trento Trieste (former Piazza delle Erbe); several old medieval streets and streets of the Jewish Ghetto. The Este Castle (CLOSED MONDAYS) visit includes Renata’s chapel and the unlucky lovers’ prison.
*NOTE: Este Castle is closed on Mondays
