Palazzo Schifanoia — Attraction in Ferrara

To be honest this was not my favorite museum,

This is not totally the fault of the place itself. It was our first full day in Ferrara, absolutely worn out, the temperature was about 35 degrees and it was quite a walk in the heat, at least 15 minutes.

So by the time we arrived it was hard to concentrate. Admission was by way of our pre-purchased MY FE Card. ( Purchased online before we set off ) This works well if you are staying in Ferrara for a few days as it reduces your tourist tax as well as saving money if you got to several of the attractions included in the ticket.

The museum itself is not really of note, the main attraction being The Hall of Months for the frescos. Although still in a state of restoration, there is significant damage from when they had been white washed over.

The garden/cafe us a small haven ( the cafe opening about 12 noon).

The staff were very...

This is a very hard place to rate, because the very little that it has on display is of medium to high quality, but at the same time, if you have been to Florence's Medici chapel, then it really isn't anything to write home about. Plus points English options for audioguide, descriptions and videos. Negative points, the VR audio is quite dodgy, and to be honestly, the descriptions of the surviving frescos need to be better. Also a guide came into the fresco room, moved everyone out the way, had an argument with a client and then proceeded to guide very loudly with no microphone and headsets. As a professional guide in the Louvre myself, I hated this as it ruined the experience for...

MADONNA... OF SARACENO STREET

I came here to see, anong other wonderful masterpieces, a modest MADONNA WITH CHILD of Via Saraceno. What?... Madonna of 14th century with a precise Italian address - via Saraceno, Ferrara?.. I would say, we know even the civic number - 8!! In this address the incredibly beautiful Madonna was decorating a modest home in Ferrara, struggling with wind and rain. Fortunately, some good citizen of Ferrara noticed and reported this injustice, and Madonna was brought to SAFETY in Schifanoia Palace in 2020. Now you can see this beutiful piece of art but say THANKS to...