The Delta Route

The Delta Route winds its way through the eastern part of the province, among the Comacchio Valleys, the Po Delta, and the Adriatic Sea. It is the wildest and most rugged of the three routes precisely because it is in an area seldom visited by tourists, but no less evocative and fascinating for that; the recently reclaimed Comacchio Valleys host a truly unique natural museum that can be visited by boat, which will take you to the valley huts, the buildings that once housed the "fiocinini," the poachers who, until the 1950s, spent long winter months in these areas where eels came from the Sargasso Sea to lay their eggs.

And what about Comacchio, so characteristic that it is called "little Venice"? It stands on 13 islets and is crossed by canals reflecting ancient structures such as the Trepponti, the Ponte degli Sbirri (where poachers were controlled from), Palazzo Bellini with the Roman Ship Museum, the Clock Tower, the Grain Loggia, the Sanctuary of the Capuchins with its long loggia, and the old fish market, where some old fishermen still trade the Queen of the Valleys, the eel.

From the Argine Agosta, whether by bicycle or horseback, skirting the Valleys, we reach the Boscoforte Oasis, a key point for birdwatching enthusiasts; in short, there's much to see and do in this land that boasts a charm and fascination second to none! We look forward to welcoming you to get to know it even better and to share with you all it has to offer, not forgetting Ferrara's cuisine, which, while as old as its history, remains current because it is revisited generation after generation.