Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Osteria Quattro Angeli
(
www.osteriaquattroangeli.it
;
Piazza della Repubblica; meals €25; 8am-1am Tue-Sun)
Relax beneath
fat, sausage-shaped salamis opposite the castle and demolish enormous portions of Fer-
rarese classics supplemented by complementary cuts of the local cured meat. Come 6pm,
the tented section out front becomes a busy street bar, upping the noise levels and height-
ening the atmosphere.
TRADITIONAL ITALIAN
€€
Il Don Giovanni
GASTRONOMIC
€€€
( 0532 24 33 63;
www.ildongiovanni.com
;
Corso Ercole I d'Este 1; meals €45-75; 8-11pm Tue-Sun)
Open only for dinner, this highly acclaimed eatery specialises in fresh-caught fish from
the Adriatic, vegetables harvested from the restaurant's own garden, eight varieties of
bread baked daily and a wine list featuring more than 600 Italian and international labels.
The menu is an imaginative feast of unconventional concoctions; guinea-fowl-stuffed
pasta and roast eel stand out.
Entertainment
Jazz Club
(
www.jazzclubferrara.com
; Via Rampari di Belfiore 167; admission €15-25; 7.30pm-late)
Enjoy the
sounds of bebop and jazz-funk in a tower built into Ferrara's old city walls. Concerts start
at 9.30pm. Monday and Wednesday nights are free.
CLUB, LIVE MUSIC
Information
Police station
(
0532 29 43 11; Corso Ercole I d'Este 26)
Post office
(Viale Cavour 27)
Tourist office
(
0532 20 93 70;
www.ferrarainfo.com
;
9am-1pm & 2-6pm Mon-Sat, 9.30am-1pm &
2-5pm Sun)
In Castello Estense's courtyard.
Getting There & Around
ACFT
(
www.acft.it
)
buses operate within the city and to surrounding towns such as Comac-
chio (€4.10, one hour, 11 daily), as well as to the Adriatic beaches. Long-distance buses
originate at the bus station on Via Rampari San Paolo, then swing by the train station on
