WETLANDS: RAVENNA, COMACCHIO AND THE RIVER PO

This tour combine art, history and nature.  It’s a perfect  choice for people who love nature and want to share her breath. It is a discovery of the land and the animals of the Delta, white herons and pink flamingos for example. The calm waters of the lagoons, where the salt water of the sea and the fresh water of the rivers are intermixed, give you a truly unforgettable experience. it’s an emotion that is worth to live. Visiting Comacchio and Ravenna you will live a full immersion in the past and in the art of this enormous wetland area well known as “Parco del delta del Po”.

• Duration: 4 days
• Minimum number of participants:  2 people
• Price per person: from 260 euro

The package includes:

• Welcoming guests on arrival at Ravenna Train Station.
• Pick-up  and drop-off guests to Bologna/Rimini Airport (on request).
•  B&B or hotel check-in and check-out assistance.
• 24 hours  support for any emergency.
• Four days of private tours, custom made by an official tour guide. The tours are done on foot/bus/bike and the price includes the entrance fees to museums that  can be visited  along the way.  Bike rental fee included.
• N. 3 lunch/dinners as detailed below.
• The departure times of the tours will accomodate the group's needs and be compatible with the opening/closing times of museums and tourist sites.
• We can recommend a B&B or hotel to the best price.

TOUR SCHEDULE

FIRST DAY:  THE DELTA OF THE RIVER PO

 
It’s one of the most important wetlands in Europe, a paradise for naturalists, biologists, birdwatchers  and tourists. We will visit the Delta of the great river Po, travelling on a small boat led by an expert of the live and history of this river.

• Morning: sailing the river Po you will enjoy the enormous variety of bird and waterways.

• Lunch: fish and seafood in a local restaurant of exceptional quality

• Afternoon : ecological/historic tour, a stroll in a a beautiful Nature Reserve of 1058 hectares and the best Abbey of Italy: Pomposa..

• Dinner:  free

SECOND DAY: COMACCHIO

 Heir of the important commercial port of  Spina, Comacchio, born as an emporium and as a center of salt production in the Middle Ages , today still lives from fishing and tourism, due to its magnificent monuments  and waterways.  Comacchio still boasts unique, intact architectural features; a town of canals, palaces and monumental bridges, inhabited by people with a strong sense of identity who are proud of their origins. We will visit the Little Venice and also the heart of its lagoons.

• Morning: the Little Venice sightseeing.

• Lunch: in a typical seafoods and eels restaurant.

•  Afternoon: by BIke or Car and boat we visit the heart of the Comacchio Lagoons.

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  THIRD DAY: RAVENNA

Ravenna is a city of art, history and culture,  three times Capital: of the Western Roman Empire, of the Goths Empire and of the Byzantine Empire in Europe. There are eight buildings which have been declared World Heritage by UNESCO. The great Gothic mosaics that we will see are unique in the world (one thousand five hundred years old).  Ravenna is not only a city of art and  history but it’s a very interesting and naturalistic area. Lagoons, river and pine forests create its romantic and  bewitching surrounding.

• Morning : discovering the mosaics.

• Dinner:  free.

• Afternoon: visiting  the art jewels of the city. Free time for shopping

• Dinner: Wine tasting and culinary products with suggestions  of an expert sommelier in a famous downtown restaurant.

FORTH DAY :  CYCLING LAGOONS AND PINEWOODS

• Morning: Pick up at your hotel and naturalistic tour cycling through the lagoons and the pine woods surrounding the town.

• Lunch: free
  

• Afternoon:  by boat  inside the lagoons surrounding Ravenna with naturalistic official guides.

Informations and reservation: Piera Angela Bezzi
cell. +393478004649
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