FerraraDreaming

Hi all, new to the forum but have already found lots of your interesting experiences useful, thanks!

We're moving to the Ferrara area this summer and I have two main questions:

1. Can anyone recommend a small, pretty town on the outskirts of Ferrara to look at for buying a house? My husband works in Bologna but our kids will go to school in Ferrara - we'd prefer the school commute to be shorter than his work commute! Ideally somewhere with a few essential shops (eg a gelateria!), a pretty piazza, nice walks/cycle paths etc.

2. The international school in Bologna is out of our budget, we have been looking at Smiling International School in Ferrara: does anyone have any experience of this school and/or are there any other english-speaking schooling options in the area we've missed?

Thanks in advance!

Margaret M

I have no idea about schooling at all, but I guess anyone who does would find it useful to know the ages of the kids.