Attractions and Places To See around Formignana - Top 20

Originally a country farmhouse, the Verginese was transformed into a ducal residence in the early sixteenth century by Alfonso I d'Este and donated to Laura Eustochia Dianti. Upon the Duke's death, the lady retired there, making it her small private court and ordered its renovation, carried out mainly by Girolamo da Carpi. ... To the side there is a small eighteenth-century church, joined to the building via a portico, also from the same period. ... The nearby dovecote tower is a remnant of the appurtenances originally located around the delight and dates back to the 16th century. (Source: https://www.ferraraterraeacqua.it/it/portomaggiore/scopri-il-territorio/arte-e-cultura/ville-dimore-teatri-storici/delizia-estense-del-verginese)

On the official website of Tresigallo there is a map with all the points of interest and historical explanation of the places

The murals are on inhabited houses, observe and respect private properties.

Beautiful villa. The best side is the one on the side of the Po di Volano - which already deserves in itself. If you arrive from the provincial road, you will notice a small road on the side of the Po. Take that and maybe take a ride in the park along the river

It is the only one of the "planned cities" built during Fascism to be considered a city of art. And that's right: the D-shaped Piazza della Repubblica and the sports center with the adjoining elementary school are very well preserved in their particular rationalist architecture in pastel colors.

Scattered between land reclamations and rice fields, near Jolanda di Savoia, there is an almost uninhabited village called Gherardi. Bringing a country back to life through culture. This is the goal of "Gherardi the cinema village", a project conceived by Stefano Muroni, founder and president of the Ferrara La Città del Cinema creative chain. The hamlet of Jolanda di Savoia could be repopulated thanks to the filmmakers of tomorrow and the students of the Florestano Vancini School of Film Art in Ferrara, which today has about 150 students. The mission: The path was presented to Gherardi at the headquarters of the Controluce production company. In addition to Muroni and Valeria Luzi, companions in life and work, there were Elisa Trombin (deputy mayor of Jolanda di Savoia), Diego Carrara (director of Acer Ferrara), Daniela Sciarra (Bonifiche Ferraresi), Ruggero Villani (Confcooperative), some inhabitants of the town and ten students of Vancini representing the school. Institutions and residents said they were enthusiastic about the Gherardese project. Muroni, who knows the hamlet well, explained: "The project was born to enhance the last foundation garden village conceived as a table in the early 1900s, the result of the great reclamation works that began in the Lower Ferrara area in 1872; this year it's 150 years ". Then, he adds: "Our goal is to help repopulate and regenerate the village of Gherardi through the creativity of the new generations, where you can live in full sustainability". Gherardi wants to become a pilot project and demonstrate how, through art and culture, it is possible to revive internal areas burdened by depopulation. Act one: Color first. From 1 to 5 September 2022, nationally renowned street artists worked to create five murals with a cinematic flavor. The works are inspired by "The snow in the glass" by Florestano Vancini, "Bitter rice" by Giuseppe De Santis, "The woman of the river" by Mario Soldati, "The garden of the Finzi Contini" by Vittorio De Sica and "E. T. - The extraterrestrial "by Steven Spielberg. The works were signed respectively by Wasp, Mozone, Giulia Pasa Frascari, Basik, Bolo and Paolo Psiko. "These are the first five, the goal - Muroni underlines - is to get to twenty murals". The Cinema Village will not be a showcase, but a living and community place: a student residence, an editing room, training rooms, abandoned buildings will be recovered and even the village restaurant could be reborn. Not only that, Acer and Jolanda di Savoia have signed an agreement to grant a first accommodation that will host students of the Vancini school. (source: La Nuova Ferrara 31/08/2022 https://www.lanuovaferrara.it/ferrara/cronaca/2022/08/31/news/cosi-gherardi-rinasce-nel-nome-del-cinema-ripopoliamo-il -borgo-1.100081740)

one of the many very beautiful structures in the area, it would be nice to re-evaluate them for tourism

Palaces of a thousand colors, turrets, marble arcades, cylinders, cones, parallelepipeds, arches that are lost on the horizon: walking in these places is a unique and fascinating experience. A dimension suspended between geometry and dreams. The journey back in time to discover rationalist architecture. INFO https://www.tresigallolacittametafisica.it