Ferrara Highlights Kids Tour with a Local Guide
- 2h 30m
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Ferrara can be considered an ideal city, its layout is the result of meticulous urban planning, completed and implemented in 1492, this town is indeed the realization of the humanist concept of the ideal city and the only planned Renaissance town to have been completed. Given this premise you surely cannot miss to take your family on this tour of the most important monuments and palaces to learn about their history and explore the city. During our 2.5 hours kid-friendly walking tour our knowledgeable guide will illustrate the story of Ferrara making it come alive and keep all the participants involved with quizzes, trivia and interesting commentaries. You will not only see beautiful monuments such as the Estense castle, the Town Hall, the Palazzo dei Diamanti, you will perceive the feelings that still permeate these buildings full of history and stories while playing interactive activities with your kids. This will be an amazing adventure to live with your children and family!
Inclusions
What's included
- Kid-friendly tour
- Private local guide
What's not
- Pick up / drop off
- Entrance tickets
Itinerary
Walking through the ancient via delle Volte you will reach the Jewish area, one of the largest and best preserved in Italy, the Jews of Ferrara were not forced to live in the quarter until the beginning of the seventeenth century. The Este family in fact embraced the Jews community and the city was a center of Italian and European Judaism.
The heart of the city is based around the impressive red-brick Estense castle, over the centuries the need for a defensive fortress with drawbridge and moats receded and the castle was gradually converted into an impressive residence, Lucrezia Borgia herself lived here; an elevated covered passageway, which still exists, joined the military building to the main family residence, the current Town hall.
Explore this beautiful Medieval square, center of the city, where you will find the cathedral and the town hall
Explore the beutiful Museum of the Cathedral and its rich collections.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Our guide will wait near the Savonarola statue with a sign with your last name.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Raphael Tours & Events
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Please note that Este Castle is not open to the public from June 2025 until further notice.
How it compares in Ferrara
- Its from-price is 46% above the median of the 26 experiences we list in Ferrara.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 13 of 26.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Ferrara
Ferrara is a walled Renaissance city in Emilia-Romagna, with a moated castle, a nearly complete circuit of ramparts and streets full of bicycles.
Ferrara was the seat of the Este family, whose court made it one of the centres of the Italian Renaissance, and its moated Castello Estense stands in the middle of the city. The cathedral has a striking marble façade, the Palazzo dei Diamanti is covered in diamond-pointed stone, and the Palazzo Schifanoia has frescoes of the months. The old centre is a World Heritage site.
Top-ranked sights in Ferrara: Este Castle (Castello Estense), Diamond Palace (Palazzo dei Diamanti).
