Cento - Walls, towers and gates Torre dell' Orologio The building was built as a Clock Tower in 1548 by the architect Francesco Gilardini. The tower has a marble dome.
Cento - Walls, towers and gates Porta Pieve Porta Pieve is located in Cento. In the past there were four doors: Porta Pieve, Porta del Griglio or Porta della Rocca, Porta Molina and Porta Chiusa. Today, only the Porta Pieve is present. It is a tower of fourteenth-century architecture. Today, the sides of the door are clearly visible.
Codigoro - Walls, towers and gates Torre della Finanza The Finance Tower was built at the beginning of the '700. In the past, the building had the function of controlling commercial traffic, and consists of a square base structure resting in barrels. In recent years, the structure has undergone restoration work.
Ferrara - Walls, towers and gates Torre dell'uccellino In the nearby town of Poggio Renatico, we find one of the most famous towers in Emilia. Also called Usolino, it was built, for defensive purposes, during the 13th century. In exposed terracotta it has a rather massive size, a battlements according to the Guelph use and a tapering in the middle part.
Ferrara - Walls, towers and gates Porta degli Angeli In the northern part of Ferrara, along the walls, you can admire this valuable monument built at the beginning of the sixteenth century, as part of the urban planning project known as “Herculean Addition”. Restored and recovered in the course of the 1980s, it looks like a rectangular tower, completed by a small house, slightly lower (which once housed the guard body), It is the only door in the city can also be visited internally.
Ferrara - Walls, towers and gates Le Mura di Ferrara In the Middle Ages the building of walls surrounded by a moat was common, and those of Ferrara, are no exception; they are almost 9 km long and of preserved features , the walls of Ferrara, are absolutely worth seeing!