The Po di Volano, a tributary of the Po, flows through the provincial capital of Ferrara, which has about 130,000 inhabitants..
Ferrara is one of the few Italian cities that are not of Roman origin.. The city was created in the Middle Ages and experienced its heyday in the 14. -16.. Century under the rule of the Este family.. Already in 1391 the university was founded.. The Castello Estense and many palaces that still characterize the townscape were built.. The historic center was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO..
The 9 km long city wall from the Middle Ages is still intact and can be wonderfully ridden by bike.. The city is very cyclist-friendly and can be explored very well by bike..


~halifax7~udre~, 2014-04-13