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» Ferrara
	This ancient alleys and sumptuous palazzi of this magic city are steeped in the history and splendour of the Nobles Estensi and the Renaissance. Ferrara has been declared World Heritage by UNESCO for the protection of its unique monuments and architecture. Ferrara began its municipal and cultural development towards the end of the 14th Century, when it was further graced by the addition of today Duomo (the Cathedral), constructed in Romanic-Gothic style between the 12th and 14th Centuries holding numerous frescoes, paintings and sculpture by Garofano, Guercino, and Bastianino (16th Century) together with numerous other monastic centers. Ferrara can be neatly divided into two distinct architectural styles: the Medieval area that runs from the Castle along Via della Giovecca, Via delle Volte and Porta d’Amore, and the Renaissance area that includes Street Ercole I d’Este (know as "degli Angeli" long ago) that leads to the ring that closed the daunting, splendid walls in ancient times The city symbols are the Castello Estense (Este Castle), begun in 1385 as a fort and completed in the 16th Century astride the two areas above, an architectural treasure with its Medieval Tower of Lions, subterranean dungeons, gothic chambers on the ground floor, and spacious halls with frescoes by Bastianino, Girolamo da Carpi and the Filippi father and sons (16th Cent. Game Room); Palazzo dei Diamanti presents an interrupted geometric facade of stone worked to diamond shape.

» Comacchio, the little Venice
Comacchio is a suggestive lagoon town that dates back to Late Roman times built on 13 islands in the middle of an extensive wetlands. The present-day urban center is rich in testimony from the past: handsome churches and monuments suspended between bridges over the canals, the most impressive of which is the 17th Century Trepponti, the ancient main entrance to the city. Another sight that simply must not be missed is the Museo del Carico della Nave Romana (Roman Galley Cargo Museum) that holds the relics found aboard a merchant ship that sailed these waters in the 1st century BC.
"Trepponti" is the city monumental bridge and gateway constructed at the order of Cardinal Pallotta in the first half of the 17th Century and designed by Architect Luca Danese. Trepponti bridge is composed of five-arched staircases that descend from a central staircase that leads into the square where the fish market is held every morning inside the picturesque building also built in the 1600s. Typical lagoon boats known as "batane" that take on passengers for even more suggestive views of the city are moored along the canals.

» The po Delta Park

A few kilometers away from the city stands the Valli di Comacchio, 11,000 ha of salt marshland brinked by raised embankments that provide home to the lagoon characteristic fauna and flora. Two particularly suggestive points are the peninsula of Boscoforte and the le Saline salt-flats where a healthy population of flamingos can be admired in the right season.

The Po Delta Regional Park is the district largest regional park and occupies a considerable part of the Emilia Romagna territory. The Park is divided into six different zones, each with its own attractions of wildlife, landscape, history and culture.
Visitors can explore the Park extraordinary beauty along various itineraries laid out for automobile, bicycle, and foot.

» Cento
On the bank of the Reno River, it’s the Guercino native town. The most important sights to visit are: • Stronghold (XV Century). • Guercino Palace. • Town Hall. • Governor Palace. • Picture Gallery. Its Carnival is very popular: one of the most important of Europe, twinned with Rio Carnival.

»Pomposa Abbey

Abbazia di Pomposa

The Abbey of Pomposa is a complex of buildings that forms one of the most illustrious Benedictine Monasteries of the Middle Ages: the Basilica, the Refectory, the Chapter Room and the Court form the Abbey heart. The majestic Bell-tower was added in later epoch.

The Benedictine friars founded the Abbey in the 7th Century a.C, and by the Year 1000, the Abbey enjoyed wide prestige in the region and the Abbot was held in great consideration. The Benedictine monks remained until the start of the 16th Century, when the entire monastic family moved to Ferrara. The Abbey passed into private hands and was dedicated to agriculture before being declared a National Monument in the previous century.

The Abbey has hosted many numerous guests over the centuries, from Barbarossa to Dante Alighieri. Constructed over the years in a mixture of Romanic and Byzantine styles, its treasures include masterpieces of both the Ferrarese and Bologna Schools of art.

» The Castello Estense della Mesola (Mesola Este Castle)

The Castello Estense della Mesola (Mesola Este Castle) was built in the latter half of the 16th Century at the behest of Last Duke of Ferrara, Alfonso II, in honour of his third wife, Margherita Gonzaga. Final residential "pearl" occupied by the Nobles Estensi, the Castle is distinguished by an austere elegance. Located at the center of an immense royal game reserve, the Castle was once protected by a 12-kilometer ring of walls, not a stone of which remains today. Its annex structures set in semi-circle around the Castle have survived, and now serve as characteristic shops and restaurants today.
The Castle houses the Environmental Education Center and the Library, and often provides the setting for special exhibitions around the year.

» The seven Comacchio's Beach, on the Adriatic sea
	Lidi di Comacchio, 25 Km of safe beaches that are particulary suitable for families with children. In the summertime you can satisfy all your neads: the local structures offer shopping, gastronomy and entertainment. Six discotheques, 20 pubs, 80 restaurant, 130 bathing establishments and over 600 shops make the Lidi di Comacchio one of the largest tourist resorts on the entire Adriatic.