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You set out from Porto Garibaldi, one of the seven lidos of Comacchio provided with wide and sandy beaches. Delimited to the north by the Po Delta and to the south by the Reno estuary, the Comacchio lidos, which seem to float on the water, are surrounded by majestic pinewood forests and vast green spaces.
Valle Bertuzzi, between woodland and sea
From Porto Garibaldi you head towards Volano by the panoramic 18-kilometre long Acciaioli road. The Acciaioli skirts the Valle Bertuzzi on the left: 2,000 hectares of spectacular seascape/landscape between the blue of the sea and the green of the ilex woods over which herons and pink flamingos fly. On the other side is the Nazioni Lake on the shores of which the white horses of the Delta, descendents of the Camargue breed, live in a wild state.
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The heron nests in Cannevié
Leaving Volano you should stop at the Tower of the Finanza , built in the 17 th century by the Papal States to control access to the Po di Volano. Skirting the Valle Bertuzzi from the northern side you take the bicycle lane Passo Pomposa - Volano. On the right is the Cannevié - Porticino nature reserve, a brackish mash where the red heron and the little bittern build their nests.
Chiavica dell'Agrifoglio
About 3 kilometres far from Cannevié you turn right towards the Chiavica dell'Agrifoglio , the oldest hydraulic work extant in the lower Ferrarese area (1689). As soon as you pass the Chiavica you turn left to get to the celebrated Pomposa Abbey where you can visit the church, the refectory, the chapter-house and the Palazzo della Ragione. |
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