Ferrara has a rich history: the first settlements date back to the VIIth century, and the city reached its highest splendour under the reign of the Este family who made it a cultural capital during the Renaissance.
Guests still feel a magical atmosphere in the narrow medieval streets and the larger thoroughfares of 1400, where there are splendid buildings with flourishing internal gardens.
The historical residences of the Estensi also arouse much interest, along with art museums and temporary exhibitions that cover many areas of international art, collecting famous works of artists who made the history of modern and contemporary art - from romantics to impressionists, abstract and informal painters.