Ferrara Balloons Festival
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Ferrara Balloons Festival is a yearly hot air balloon festival that takes place in Ferrara
, Italy
and is considered to be one of the largest festivals of hot air ballooning
in Europe
, with numerous teams from Italy and other parts of the world bringing their traditional or uniquely shaped aircraft.
The first festival began in 2005 and has become popular with many visitors during the ten days event.
One of the most popular features of the Festival is the ascent of balloons in the sky, all setting off from the Bassani Urban Park just outside the Renaissance
city walls of the UNESCO World Heritage City.
Organised by the city council and the provincial administration of Ferrara
, the festival also features concerts, shows, entertainment and a grand Village of the Air with numerous attractions, shops and food outlets.
Ferrara
Ferrara is a city and comune in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital city of the Province of Ferrara. It is situated 50 km north-northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream of the Po River, located 5 km north...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and is considered to be one of the largest festivals of hot air ballooning
Hot air ballooning
Hot air ballooning is the activity of flying hot air balloons. Attractive aspects of ballooning include the exceptional quiet , the lack of a feeling of movement, and the bird's-eye view...
in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, with numerous teams from Italy and other parts of the world bringing their traditional or uniquely shaped aircraft.
The first festival began in 2005 and has become popular with many visitors during the ten days event.
One of the most popular features of the Festival is the ascent of balloons in the sky, all setting off from the Bassani Urban Park just outside the Renaissance
Renaissance
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...
city walls of the UNESCO World Heritage City.
Organised by the city council and the provincial administration of Ferrara
Ferrara
Ferrara is a city and comune in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital city of the Province of Ferrara. It is situated 50 km north-northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream of the Po River, located 5 km north...
, the festival also features concerts, shows, entertainment and a grand Village of the Air with numerous attractions, shops and food outlets.