The city Ferrara seems to be an urban total artwork and attracts with the monument from all epochs, especially the Renaissance. The whole historical old town is designated as UNESCO World Heritage. In the car-free old town, you can enjoy bike rides along the town wall ring, partially even on it, and discover the beautiful treasures of the world culture city.

You will discover the fascinating Cattedrale San Giorgio from the 12th century with a façade in a Roman-Gothic style. The impressing Castello Estense is a brick-red castle built in the water, where you will find magnificent ceiling frescoes. One of the most significant buildings of the early Italian Renaissance is the Palazzo dei Diamanti with an artful marble façade.

Impressive mosaics in Ravenna

The global unique early Christian mosaics of the provincial capital Ravenna have been listed as UNESCO World Heritage sevenfold! They can be visited in some baptistries and mausoleums, which were mainly built in the 5th and 6th century.

The most impressing mosaics can be found in the Basilica di Sant’Apollinare, which main motif is the life and death of Jesus. The eighth UNESCO appreciation is owed by the empty majestic tomb of the Goth’s King Theoderich and is considered as the most excellent monument of the Ostrogoths.