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Ferrara is the custodian of an extraordinarily rich and complex Jewish history, which has its roots in the 13th century and continues to leave an indelible mark on the city’s urban and cultural fabric. The Jewish presence in Ferrara has been continuously attested since the Middle Ages, and its Jewish community is still one of the oldest and most in...

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When we think about the most powerful families in Italy’s past, especially when it comes to the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, two names emerge: the Medicis and the Borgias – even if the latter weren’t Italians, but Spanish in origin.  Truth is, many others grew in power and prestige in those centuries and affected the political, historical, and...

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  Italy and the heat: fifty years of rising temperatures The financial wealth of Italian households surpasses €6 trillion in 2024 Rome’s public transit offers free digital library with books, audiobooks, and music Even robots will fly: actually they're already doing it, in Italy Taranto and its black gold: the story of the cozza tarantina Wishew, t...

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Ferrara is a magnificent city in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, home to extraordinary sites like the stunning Ducal Palace. But once a year, it becomes something truly unique: the world’s largest open-air stage for street musicians. The Ferrara Buskers Festival, taking place this year from August 27 to 31, brings artists from across the globe...

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Ferrara is an Italian city with an exceptionally rich artistic and urban tradition. This place, brimming with top-class monuments, boasts a rarity – the Palazzo dei Diamanti. The Palazzo dei Diamanti is one of the world’s most recognisable masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance. The striking edifice has stood on Corso Ercole I d’Este for more than...

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The Sister Cities Open Golf Tournament took place the first week of October. The tournament began Oct. 2 and teams played over a two-day, 42-hole challenge in both Italy and Toledo. Five teams of two played between Ferrara and Sylvania during the first edition of the tournament. The second edition will take place as part of the Italian Bowl week in...

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Ferrara has been welcoming a new space of cultural attraction since last spring: it is the Antonioni Space, a museum dedicated to Michelangelo Antonioni (Ferrara, 1912 - Rome, 2007), a great filmmaker and intellectual known for his ability to explore human emotions and social change through his refined cinematic language.  The opening of the Antoni...

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I’m in the cacophonous kitchen of Trattoria da Noemi, a restaurant established in 1958 in the northern Italian city of Ferrara. Maria Cristina Borgazzi, daughter of the titular owner, is demonstrating how she prepares her pièce de résistance. A thick layer of sweet pastry sits on a wide plate. As I watch, perplexed, Borgazzi deftly piles on cooked...

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The day begins early for those who practice l’arte bianca. The so-called “white art”, more commonly known as baking, is named for the artists’ medium: flour. By the time I arrive at Panificio Perdonati–on the corner of a cobble-stoned street, midway between the medieval walls that encircle Ferrara and the castle at its center–its bakers have alread...

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Ferrara, a city steeped in history and graced with architectural marvels, harbors a jewel within its urban fabric — the Palazzo dei Diamanti or, to say it in English, the “Diamonds Palace.” As one of Italy’s most unique and recognized buildings, Palazzo dei Diamanti stands tall with its distinctive “diamond” cladding, a visual nod to the brilliance...

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