Este

The venetic people were the first to elect Este as their cultural centre. Since then the city, renowned for its majestic city wall, has maintained this cultural vocation, hosting such artistic talents as Shelley, Byron, and Debussy.

indeed, the entire city centre has a wealth of artistic and architectural monuments to charm the visitor.

The Gothic buildings from the Scaliger age and the Town Hall in Piazza maggiore; The Museo nazionale Atestino, one of the most important archeological museums in Italy, the Cathedral of Santa Tecla that houses an altar-piece by giambattista Tiepolo. These are only a few of the gems you can behold within the walls of the city that takes its name from the great Estensi dynasty. The villas with their sumptuous gardens are also worty of note: for example, who can resist admiring the view of the secret hotous of Villa Contarini or the park that Giuseppe Jappelli designed for villa Cornaro-Benvenuti.