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San Pietro Gate – Bastion of the Mountain loop from Ferrara
01:06
4.33km
10m
Hiking
Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: May 12, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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42 m
San Pietro Gate
Highlight • Historical Site
The Gate overlooks the current Via Quartieri, so called “because the“ Quarters ”of the urban militias opened on the right side of the road to Porta S. Pietro: nearby …
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535 m
Baluardo dell'Amore
Highlight • Historical Site
The current Bulwark of Love contains a real palimpsest of the history of military architecture, starting from the Porta dating back to the mid-15th century, up to the mighty “ace of spades” bulwark of the late 16th century.
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979 m
Walls of Ferrara
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1.41 km
Bastion of the Mountain
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The bulwark of the Mountain, with that of San Tommaso, was built in the early sixteenth century using the earth obtained after the excavation of the outer moat of …
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1.94 km
Bastion of San Tommaso
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It takes its name from the nearby church of San Tommaso (destroyed in 1836), located inside the walls at the intersection of the current via Sant'Andrea and Formignana.
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2.06 km
Doccile di San Tommaso
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Not far from the Baluardo of the same name, runs the eighteenth-century “doccile” or gargoyle of San Tommaso, actually built in 1524 with a vaulted roof to drain the …
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3.42 km
Barbacane of San Giorgio, Ferrara
Highlight • Historical Site
The term barbican derives from the medieval Latin barbacanis or from the vulgar Arabic bar-al-baqara, literally "cattle enclosure", indicating a buttress, a walled reinforcement for defensive purposes.
The artifact …
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4.12 km
Bastion of Saint Anthony
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Intermediate between that of Love and that of San Pietro, the Baluardo di Sant'Antonio is the closest to the monastery of Sant'Antonio in Polesine, from which it takes its …
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4.33 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
3.64 km
430 m
210 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
1.91 km
1.84 km
339 m
189 m
< 100 m
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