Duchessa Isabella
Five star hotel in the historic center of Ferrara
Sited in the very centre of the town, the delightful sixteenth-century residence Duchessa Isabella, 5 stars luxury hotel, is one of the most charming examples of Renaissance building in Ferrara.
The residence "Duchessa Isabella" owes its name to the historical figure of Isabella D'Este, a feast loving lady who commissioned Nicola D'Urbino to create the first etched ceramic dinner set, in the year 1490.
To stay at the hotel Duchessa Isabella will take you back into the greatest period of Ferrara, one of the most important cities of the Renaissance. Light and order, harmony and balance has given to history, the poetry of an extraordinary urban project, the first example in Europe of a refined, spacious, luminous modern city, with its pleasant, green ducal and noble gardens.
In the year 1995, for its beauty and cultural importance, Ferrara was qualified by Unesco as World Heritage Site. Later, in 1990, also its province was assigned an eminent award in the recognition of Delta del Po related to the itinerary of the Delizie Estensi.
Everywhere, when in the residence of the duchess Isabella, patrimony of Ministry of Fine Arts, you will find an atmosphere of refined tranquillity, that will give you the taste of the real essence of Ferrara and an idea of the happenings characteristic of that period.
