What People Say About Living in Ferrara

Between the famous Bologna and Venice, there’s a beautiful, livable, and quite affordable town that’s not yet well known among expats. This is Ferrara, a city of around 129,000 inhabitants, perfect for anyone looking for a place that’s well connected, where you don’t necessarily need a car for daily life, and full of history – from the Este Castle to the medieval walls and the wide Renaissance streets. To get a real sense of what daily life here looks like, we combined our city data with reviews from people who’ve actually lived there. FIND OUT WHICH ITALIAN CITY IS RIGHT FOR YOU Life in Ferrara: What People Say The first thing people notice about Ferrara is how easy it is to actually move around. The historic centre is almost entirely car-free, and locals cycle everywhere. It’s flat, compact, and the kind of place where you don’t have to stress too much about getting from one place to another. The location helps a lot too. Sitting between Bologna, Venice, Padova, and Ravenna, Ferrara gives you easy access to some of the best of northern Italy without actually being in any of those cities – which, from a cost-of-living perspective, is a...