Ferrara

Continuing south from the pottery shop our first stop was Ferrara.  This was a walled city built in a flat area of the country so that bicycles are quite popular in Ferrara.  In fact we saw many more bicycles in Ferrara than we had seen in one location to that point.  I captured some nice bicycle photos here.

The castle and walled area of the old city is quite nice and there is a large, beautiful cathedral built in 1135.  Toward the end of the 13th century the cathedral was embellished in marble, giving the cathedral a unique appearance.  The old city contains beautiful archways and the castle still has a working drawbridge.  They also were promoting an upcoming festival that would probably be fun to attend if we had been around.  Our visit was short but enjoyable, and it was also quite hot that day and we were glad to be back in the A/C in the car and on to our next destination.