Piazza San Giorgio

Piazza San Giorgio is in Ferrara, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna. Piazza San Giorgio is situated nearby to the church San Giorgio fuori le mura, as well as near Cemetery of San Giorgio.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include San Giorgio fuori le mura and National Archaeological Museum of Ferrara.

San Giorgio fuori le mura

Church

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Saint George's Basilica is a Roman Catholic church in Ferrara, Italy. It is called San Giorgio fuori le mura in Italian, meaning Saint George's "outside the walls" because it was built outside the city walls, while Saint George's Cathedral was within the city walls.

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. National Archaeological Museum of Ferrara is situated 610 metres north of Piazza San Giorgio.

Palazzo Schifanoia

Museum

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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. Palazzo Schifanoia is situated 1 km north of Piazza San Giorgio.