Ferrara-San Luca Airport

Ferrara-San Luca Airport is an aerodrome in Ferrara, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna. Ferrara-San Luca Airport is situated nearby to the suburb Villaggio Satellite, as well as near the hamlet Ca‘ Pugliese.

Type: Aerodrome
Description: airport in Italy
Also known as: “Aeroporto di Ferrara-San Luca”, “Ferrara Airport”, and “LIPF”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Palazzo Schifanoia and Ferrara Cathedral.

Palazzo Schifanoia

Museum

Photo: Warburg, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Palazzo Schifanoia is a Renaissance palace in Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna 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.

Ferrara Cathedral

Church

Photo: Herbert Ortner, CC BY 2.5.

Ferrara Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral and minor basilica in Ferrara, Northern Italy. Dedicated to Saint George, the patron saint of the city, it is the seat of the Archbishop of Ferrara and the largest religious building in the city.

National Archaeological Museum of Ferrara

Museum

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The National Archaeological Museum of Ferrara is housed in Palazzo Costabili, in Ferrara, Italy. It holds various excavated artifacts from the Etruscan city of Spina, which flourished between the 6th and 3rd centuries BC.