Walls, towers and gates Romagna'S Coast

The oldest Roman arch of the peninsula. It was built in 27 BC in honor of Emperor Augustus. Of sober and solemn style, it was the end of the Via Flaminia, which connected the city with the capital of the Roman Empire.

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!

The Malatesta Tower is the ancient home of Paolo and Francesca located on Monte Vici. This dates back to 1490 and belonged to the ancient Lords of Rimini. In the centuries of the early Renaissance was joined by the large villa also composed of suites and apartments of high level and recently restored, which shares its large park, with centuries-old plants.

It was built in the seventeenth century by the Papal States in defense of the inhabitants of the coast from the numerous raids by Saracen pirates. Ir's the only one left intact of the six towers built in the area and over the centuries has been also used as a place of quarantine

Porta Mare was built at the beginning of the 19th century and is the only building left of that period. He took this name, as it made it possible to access the sea. The structure has a round arch, which is still in excellent condition.

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.

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.