Ferrara enchants tourists La Nuova Ferrara

Ferrara First the sound of the bagpipes, then that of the drums yesterday animated the morning of the tourists captured by thehistorical atmosphere of two beautiful initiatives. «We have just left the Cathedral – was the comment of some Tuscans – which we admired for its grandeur and wealth of decorations and works of art and we found ourselves immersed in another world, extremely pleasantly surprised by the fact that two museums organized this military and historical event, one of Gothic Tuscany and therefore of our region and the other of Felonica. We will not miss a single moment and we will remember it with a lot of enthusiasm». The members of a small group from Padua really didn’t expect to experience such an emotional moment: «In fact, seeing so many vehicles from the Second World War, figures wearing original uniforms, and thinking about the drama of war of all times and unfortunately even today, involved us. Above all because we didn’t know that there would be this very beautiful and interesting event because it allowed us to experience a page of history that was quite distant for us young people”. Many people appreciated the “Column of Freedom” made up of 110 military vehicles, which had already stopped on Listone on Saturday afternoon; yesterday morning then, preceded by the bagpipes as happened at the end of the war when the troops joyfully entered the city from San Giorgio, they left to return each to their own cities of origin. The sounds of the engines had not yet died down before the rhythmic sounds of the drums could already be heard in the distance. A second captivating proposal has thus moved tourists towards the Estense Castle where many were already in line because it remains the most popular destination: “We don’t know what to see anymore!”, said both family groups and young couples ready to immortalize with their cell phones first the military procession and now the figures of the Palio. «Ferrara is truly a continuous surprise – added three friends from Rovigo who had headed straight for the Altra Arte market in Largo Castello – We have put aside the visit to the Castle for now because we wanted to attend the demonstration of military vehicles first and now we are waiting for the Contrada del Palio solicited by a recorded voice which, while waiting for the figures and musicians, is telling through loudspeakers positioned right here among the stalls, about Isabella D’Este so as to interest and attract tourists distracted by other things, like we were.” Protagonist ofHomage to the Duke it was the San Paolo district which, after a stop in the Municipal square, continued to the space in front of the Castle. A city taken by storm, though many who had stayed overnight they were leaving to «have finished a short but pleasant holiday in a beautiful city of art», as was the unanimous comment of those we approached.