Spring quarter begins with a perfect day trip! I adored this city of bicycles, gardens, and museums complete with a castle and moat. Check out my travel articles over the next few months for my internship at the Florentine, a newspaper for English speakers in Florence! Read the
student blog as well as my piece "
Money Matters."
Leave Rifredi on the 9:30 Intercity to reach FERRARA, a quaint, carefree city of bicycles. Devour Ferrara’s famous cappellacci di zucca (stuffed pasta with pumpkin) at Osteria al Brindisi and then explore Castello Estense, complete with a real moat! Inside are frescoed ceilings, a prison, lookout tower, permanent collection, and rotating exhibitions. Farther down Corso Ercole I d’Este are two more museum complexes, the Palazzo dei Diamanti and Palazzo Massari, showcasing both modern and older Italian art. Relax in Parco Massari near the fountain or grab gelato near grassy Piazza Ariostea, perfect for people watching. Search for your birth month in the frescoed Hall of the Months in Palazzo Schifanoia or even visit the Renaissance Casa Romei. Don’t forget to pop into the Duomo and enjoy the lively atmosphere (and shopping) in the public squares nearby, and be sure to walk under the charming medieval archways of Via Volte or along the nine kilometer pathway surrounding the city, savoring the abundant Italian around you.
Spring quarter begins with a perfect day trip! I adored this city of bicycles, gardens, and museums complete with a castle and moat. Check out my travel articles over the next few months for my internship at the Florentine, a newspaper for English speakers in Florence! Read the student blog as well as my piece "Money Matters."
Leave Rifredi on the 9:30 Intercity to reach FERRARA, a quaint, carefree city of bicycles. Devour Ferrara’s famous cappellacci di zucca (stuffed pasta with pumpkin) at Osteria al Brindisi and then explore Castello Estense, complete with a real moat! Inside are frescoed ceilings, a prison, lookout tower, permanent collection, and rotating exhibitions. Farther down Corso Ercole I d’Este are two more museum complexes, the Palazzo dei Diamanti and Palazzo Massari, showcasing both modern and older Italian art. Relax in Parco Massari near the fountain or grab gelato near grassy Piazza Ariostea, perfect for people watching. Search for your birth month in the frescoed Hall of the Months in Palazzo Schifanoia or even visit the Renaissance Casa Romei. Don’t forget to pop into the Duomo and enjoy the lively atmosphere (and shopping) in the public squares nearby, and be sure to walk under the charming medieval archways of Via Volte or along the nine kilometer pathway surrounding the city, savoring the abundant Italian around you.
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