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Torrione di San Giovanni – Punta di San Rocco loop from Ferrara

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Italy
Emilia-Romagna
Ferrara

Torrione di San Giovanni – Punta di San Rocco loop from Ferrara

Moderate

4.9

(8)

212

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Torrione di San Giovanni – Punta di San Rocco loop from Ferrara

02:12

8.73km

10m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. 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

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Start point

Bus stop

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1

1.62 km

Porta degli Angeli

Highlight • Historical Site

It opens in the Rossetti walls at the end of Corso Ercole I d'Este. Born as a watchtower, it was the ancient access to the ducal hunting estate of Barco, located where the "G. Bassani" Urban Park is now located.

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2

3.16 km

Tower of Saint John the Baptist

Highlight • Historical Site

History
The Torrione di San Giovanni Battista, located at the end of Corso Porta Mare, was built starting from 1493 by order of Duke Ercole I d'Este by the court …

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3

3.17 km

Torrione di San Giovanni

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Built between 1493 and 1497, the tower guarded the Porta of the same name located at the eastern end of the long decumanus of the Addizione Erculea. In 1518 Alfonso …

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4

3.55 km

Punta di San Rocco

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History
Built in 1524 in "support" to the homonymous bulwark. Punta di San Rocco was equipped with two sixteenth-century gunboats placed on its faces.

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5

3.70 km

Doccile of San Rocco

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History
The "doccile" (or gargoyle) of San Rocco is located next to the homonymous bulwark. It is of eighteenth-century origin like the nearby doccile of San Tommaso.

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6

4.30 km

Where the "Prospettiva" currently stands, there was a gateway to the city of Ferrara through the walls. It was built at the expense of the Municipality between 1703 and 1704 …

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7

7.85 km

Walls of Alfonso II d'Este

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History
Section of walls built between 1575 and 1585 by Duke Alfonso II d'Este. With this work, the city walls are almost completely finished.

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8.73 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.95 km

480 m

191 m

106 m

Surfaces

3.67 km

2.42 km

1.91 km

421 m

191 m

106 m

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