The Delizie Estensi are a collection of villas and hunting lodges near Ferrara. Built between the '300 and '500, were the places for otium to the prince and expressfully the style of Renaissance life.
The buildings with their spectacular gardens are an expression of the liberal spirit of the court. The term delight (delizia in Italian) is probably related to the biblical concept of heaven (Paradisus diliciarum).

The beauty and serenity of the place became a symbol of good governance of the gentleman who had so long given the city the mythical golden age.
When was the devolution, that is the passage by the Este of Ferrara to the state of the church, some delights Fuorni destroyed or converted.

The most important Delights visited are: The building Schifanoia, the delight of Belriguardo in Voghiera, the delight of Copparo, to the delight of Verginese in Portomaggiore and Castle of Mesola.