Bastion of San Tommaso – Bastion of the Mountain loop from Ferrara Via Boschetto
Bastion of San Tommaso – Bastion of the Mountain loop from Ferrara Via Boschetto
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Bastion of San Tommaso – Bastion of the Mountain loop from Ferrara Via Boschetto
01:34
6.16km
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 10, 2026
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Start point
Train Station
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1.61 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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1.73 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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2.41 km
Doccile of San Rocco
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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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2.57 km
Punta di San Rocco
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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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2.94 km
Torrione di San Giovanni
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4.81 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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5.25 km
Walls of Ferrara
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5.31 km
Barbacane of San Giorgio, Ferrara
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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.
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6.16 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
5.04 km
934 m
133 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
3.25 km
2.31 km
309 m
188 m
< 100 m
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