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Emilia-Romagna
Ferrara

Palazzo Schifanoia

Palazzo Schifanoia is a Renaissance palace in , built for the Este family. The name "Schifanoia" is thought to originate from "schifare la noia" meaning literally to "escape from boredom" which describes accurately the original intention of the palazzo and the other villas in close proximity where the Este court relaxed.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: palace and museum in Ferrara, Italy
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Basilica of Saint Mary in Vado and Museo Lapidario.

Church
Photo: Sailko, CC BY 2.5.
Santa Maria in Vado is a church located on Via Borgovado number 3 in , Region of , Italy. is situated 120 metres west of Palazzo Schifanoia.

Museum
Photo: Sien, Public domain.
is a museum.

Photo: Sien, Public domain.
The is a Renaissance architecture palace located on Via Cisterna del Follo #5 in , Italy. The 15th-century palace is the home of the Musei Civici di Arte Antica e Museo Riminaldi. is situated 180 metres north of Palazzo Schifanoia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Malborghetto di Boara and Pontelagoscuro.

Village
Photo: Nicola Quirico, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Palazzo Schifanoia.

Village
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Ferrara is a city and comune in , Northern Italy, capital of the . As of 2016, it had 132,009 inhabitants. It is situated 44 kilometres northeast of , on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream of the , located 5 km north. is situated 6 km north of Palazzo Schifanoia.

Village
Photo: Paolo Monti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 6 km west of Palazzo Schifanoia.

Palazzo Schifanoia

Latitude
44.83047° or 44° 49′ 50″ north
Longitude
11.62917° or 11° 37′ 45″ east
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
8FPHRJJH+5M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 503189193
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
10287195
Wiki­data ID
Q1276962
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Palazzo Schifanoia” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Palazzo Schifanoia”
  • Chinese: “斯基法诺亚宫”
  • Chinese: “斯基法諾亞宮”
  • Czech: “Palazzo Schifanoia”
  • Dutch: “Palazzo Schifanoia”
  • French: “palais Schifanoia”
  • French: “Palazzo Schifanoia”
  • German: “Palast Schifanoia”
  • German: “Palast Schifanoja”
  • German: “Palazzo Schifanoia”
  • German: “Palazzo Schifanoja”
  • German: “Schifanoia Palast”
  • German: “Schifanoja Palast”
  • Greek: “Παλάτσο Σκιφανόια”
  • Hebrew: “פאלאצו סקיפאנויה”
  • Italian: “Museo Schifanoia”
  • Italian: “Palazzo Schifanoia”
  • Italian: “palazzo Schifanoja”
  • Russian: “Палаццо Скифанойа”
  • Russian: “Палаццо Скифанойя”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Palazzo Schifanoia”
  • Slovenian: “Palača Schifanoia”
  • Spanish: “Palacio Schifanoia”
  • Spanish: “Palazzo Schifanoia”
  • Swedish: “Palazzo Schifanoia”
  • Thai: “Palazzo Schifanoia”
  • Thai: “ปาลัซโซสกีฟาโนยา”
  • Thai: “พาลัซโซสคิฟาโนเอีย”
  • Turkish: “Palazzo Schifanoia”
  • Turkish: “Schifanoia Sarayı”

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