Ferrara Greeters
Free Walk with a Local
Discover Ferrara through a free walk with a Local
Visit Ferrara, a beautiful Renaissance city that is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where you can literally hear history whispering from every elegant cobblestone. Ferrara is a city best explored on foot, as you freely discover its many sights. Admire the huge Castello Estense, a massive fortress that dominates the city center with its high walls and deep moats that have seen so much. Breathe in the tranquility of the old city walls on a leisurely free walking tour with a Greeter who will accompany you through the city. This wonderful city is full of other treasures, but the locals will help you discover Ferrara’s best-kept secrets.
Ferrara Greeters are volunteers who give guests an authentic insight into life of their city. They are not city guides. The meetings focus on the dialog between guests and greeters. All, guests can expect the kind of walk you would take with friends, a conversation at eye level about cities where guests and greeters live.
Click here to request your greet
Remember: A Greet means meeting a local resident to walk around town with you as new friends. The first step will be to talk to the Greeter about the details of your personalized tour. It's not about taking part in a standardized tour, but about exploring the city with an expert volunteer .
Maximum six people!
Our core value #2 reads "Greeters welcome individuals and may serve small groups of up to six people."
The reason is that each Greet should be an opportunity to talk to each other and that seems impossible in bigger groups.
Also important: we do not mingle people from different requests but serve only you (and your friends).
Meet a local volunteer
Our core value #1 reads "Greeters are volunteers, a friendly face for those visiting a city."
It's true: Our Greeters love their city or town and they are proud to share this with guests.
How could you better discover the most interesting spots of a place?
Free service, no tipping
Our core value #3 reads "Meeting a Greeter is free of charge."
We do not follow a "give what you think is ok (but please give)" strategy. Greeters honestly do not like any tipping because what they give comes from their heart not because of any tipping expectation.
If you would like to support the Greeters as a whole you are welcome to donate to the International Greeter Association here.
Submit Feedback here after your Greet
Massimo was one of the best greeters we have had so far. It was a pleasure to scroll around Ferrara with him 2 à 3 hours long. He knows a lot, shares very well, listens also well to his guests. He gave excellent advices for places to visit. We like to begin to discover a place with a greeter, it’s always a good starting point to discover more afterwards. Thousand thanks
Super rencontre avec Massimo. Il nous a fait découvrir sa ville, Ferrara, comme nous ne l’aurions certainement pas visité. L’histoire de Ferrara, ses spécificités culinaires, ses anecdotes…..
Merci à Massimo pour cette belle journée et cette très belle découverte.
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