The Ferrara City Guides answer the questions every visitor has: where to try cappellacci di zucca and salama da sugo, how to fit the Este castle around the Monday and Tuesday closures, which stretch of the Renaissance walls to ride and where the students drink after dark. Each guide is a short, opinionated list that gives you the reason to go, what to order and one practical tip per place, and it opens in your browser as soon as you pay.
About the Ferrara City Guides
- 126 places
- 6 guides
- 4 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Ferrara guides
Food guide
22 places
Ferrarese classics from pumpkin cappellacci to salama da sugo, modern kitchens and pizza by the tray, coppia bread from the bakery and gelato worth cycling for.
Things to do guide
20 places
The Este castle and frescoed palaces, churches and quiet courtyards, and the 9 km ring of walls with the streets and parks you see best by bike.
Family guide
22 places
Car-free streets for kids on bikes, a castle with real dungeons, flamingo boat trips in the lagoon, rainy-day museums and cheap gelato.
Nightlife guide
22 places
Aperitivo by the cathedral, the cocktail bars of Via Carlo Mayr, craft beer, jazz inside a Renaissance bastion and late food after the show.
Day trips guide
20 places
The Adriatic beaches of the Lidi, the canals of Comacchio, the Po Delta, Ravenna’s mosaics, and Bologna and Padua by train.
Budget guide
20 places
The free loop of the walls, churches and tombs with no ticket, first-Sunday museums, pizza and piadina under €10 and cheap bike hire.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Il Mandolino Trattoria
Via delle Volte, medieval quarter
A small, lunch-only room on Ferrara’s arched medieval lane, crowded with family keepsakes. Order the hand-made tagliatelle al ragù or cappellacci, and ask for half portions to try more than one. From the food guide.
Jazz Club Ferrara
Torrione di San Giovanni, north-east corner of the walls
Live jazz inside a round brick bastion from the 1490s, with top Italian and international musicians and an audience that actually listens. The acoustics alone justify the evening. From the nightlife guide.
Basilica of San Vitale
Ravenna, about 1h15 by regional train
Behind a plain brick octagon wait Ravenna’s most celebrated mosaics: Justinian and Theodora with their courts, in green and gold from the 6th century. From the day trips guide.
Plan your days in Ferrara
Day one: start with the castle and the cathedral from the things to do guide, have cappellacci for lunch in a medieval-quarter trattoria, then rent a bike to ride the walls and end with aperitivo on Via Carlo Mayr. Day two: take the train to Ravenna for the mosaics or head to Comacchio and the Po Delta lagoon, and come back for jazz in the bastion. For a rainy or slow day, combine the budget guide’s free library and the Certosa cloisters with the family guide’s natural history museum and a long lunch from the food guide.
Ferrara guides: your questions
What do the Ferrara City Guides include?
Six guides covering 126 places: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. For each place you get why it is worth it, the area, notes on opening times and a practical tip.
How do I receive the guides once I have paid?
The links show up on your order page straight after payment and also in your confirmation email. They run in any browser on phone or laptop, with no app and no account.
Can I use the guides offline in Ferrara?
Yes. Load each guide once while online and it keeps working without a connection, ticks and notes included. Opening places in maps needs mobile data.
Which languages are the Ferrara guides available in?
The guides open in English, German, French and Italian. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
How much do the guides cost?
One guide is €4.99, two are €8.99, four are €15.99 and the full set of six is €19.99.
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