Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta

Brief synthesisFerrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta, situated within the Emilia Romagna region of Italy, is a remarkable cultural landscape. The Po Delta of the Po River valley has been settled for millennia. The history of the Renaissance city of Ferrara is closely bound to the Este family and their rule. The originality of the urban fabric of Ferrara, along with its Renaissance design and layout elements, makes it a clearly recognisable Renaissance city. There are several programmes with specific aims that deal with conserving the Renaissance walls and open spaces inside and outside the city walls.