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By Orange Umbrella Tours
Price is $501 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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Features

  • 3h
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Overview

  • During this 3 hour semi-private walking tour a knowledgeable guide will illustrate the story of Ferrara making it come alive, we guarantee you will feel completely engaged with the city atmosphere.

    You will not only like beautiful monuments such as the Estense castle, the Town Hall, the Palazzo dei Diamanti, you will perceive the feelings that still permeate these buildings full of history and stories.

    You will explore the Estense Castle, symbol of the city, and learn about the powerful family that ruled Ferrara: the Este family.

    Then, the guide will take you around the city center, showing you the main highlights, including piazza Trento e Trieste and via delle Volte, enriching the visit with interesting commentaries and descriptions.

    Enjoy a pleasant walk around the Jewish Ghetto and listen to the history of one of the most ancient Jewish communities in Italy.

    This tour is the perfect way to see the most important monuments of Ferrare with the unique insights of a local guide!

Activity location

  • Castello Estense
    • Largo Castello 1
    • 44121, Ferrara, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Piazza Savonarola
    • Piazza Savonarola
    • 44121, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

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Semi-Private Ferrara Tour of City Highlights with Local Guide

  • Earn $15.03
  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
$500.99 x 1 Adult$500.99
Total
Price is $500.99

Private Option

  • Earn $16.12
  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English

Private Option

Language options: English
Price details
$537.19 x 1 Adult$537.19
Total
Price is $537.19

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Small group tour up to 14 people
  • Inclusions
    Top rated and local guide
  • Inclusions
    Admission tickets
  • Exclusions
    Pick up/ drop off

Know before you book

    • Public transportation options are available nearby
    • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Activity itinerary

Castello Estense

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Symbols of the magnificence of the Este Family, the castle was embellished with roof terraces at the top of the towers, marble balconies and sumptuous apartments.

Via delle Volte

  • 15m
Walking through the ancient via delle Volte you will reach the Jewish area

Ghetto Ebraico di Ferrara

  • 20m
In the heart of the medieval city lies the ghetto, an area which conserves the memories of the centuries-old Jewish Community of Ferrara and where the same community was from 1627 to 1861.

Piazza Trento e Trieste

  • 20m
Stop in this fascinating Medieval square, where you could have find the centers of the religious, administrative and cultural power.

Location

Activity location

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    Castello Estense
    • Largo Castello 1
    • 44121, Ferrara, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Piazza Savonarola
    • Piazza Savonarola
    • 44121, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

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