Via delle Volte
Via delle Volte
In this long and narrow street, much of the commercial activity of the medieval city took place.
Medieval street along which Ferrara developed between the 7th and 11th centuries.
Much of the commercial activity of the medieval city took place on this long and narrow road.
Along its route there are numerous raised passageways, vaults that linked the houses of the merchants (on the south side), with their warehouses (on the north side).
According to another interpretation, the vaults served to take advantage of habitable spaces in an area of high urban concentration.
Via delle Volte has preserved eight and via Capo delle Volte, three.
