The province of Ferrara (Emilia-Romagna) is moderately touristy: 7,9 tourist arrivals per inhabitant per year (34th out of 107 Italian provinces, Eurostat data 2023).
Between the moat of the Castello Estense and the medieval alleys, Ferrara hides red-brick courtyards and passageways where the noise of the city melts away.
Very quiet Jun 21, 2026
South of Ferrara, Argenta tells the struggle between man and water through one of Emilia's oldest parish churches and a great water-pumping plant.
Almost deserted Jun 23, 2026
Between Ferrara and the Adriatic, the Bosco della Mesola is the last lowland forest of the Po delta, realm of the rare Mesola deer and fallow deer.
Very quiet Jun 23, 2026
The abbey of Pomposa, in the Po delta near Codigoro, guards a Romanesque bell tower of nearly fifty metres and centuries of history.
Very quiet Jun 23, 2026