The Torre della Finanza in Volano, the motor vessel from Gorino to the mouth of the Po di Goro and the lighthouse, Torre Palù on the canal.
The wildest side of the Delta, far from the beaches: reed beds, embankments and the Sacca di Goro, the clam lagoon. From Gorino a motor vessel sails down the Po di Goro to the sea and stops at the Isola dell'Amore, the Scanno di Goro, a sandy spit with a lighthouse.
Times are a guide: driving times are worked out without traffic, then come the visits and ten minutes at every stop to park. In summer towards the coast and at rush hour allow extra time.
A square tower from the early eighteenth century, built where the Po di Volano reached the sea to control the boats and goods entering the Delta; in the twentieth century it became a Guardia di Finanza barracks. Back then it stood on the shore: since it was built the Delta has advanced and the sea has moved away.
Visible from outside; the interior opens from March to October on irregular days.
About two hours' sailing along the Po di Goro, through reed beds, herons and clam farms, to the river mouth. Stop ashore on the Isola dell'Amore, the Scanno di Goro: a sandy spit that once marked the border between the Republic of Venice and Romagna, with the Goro lighthouse, 22 metres high, and wild beach. Some trips also pass the Lanterna Vecchia, a nineteenth-century lighthouse that has become a bird observatory.
Several operators, seasonal departures at fixed times: book the boat first and build your trip around the timetable.
A lock from 1751, by Giacomo Jacomelli, built entirely on the canal, unique of its kind: a brick tower with the keeper's house and Vincian gates to regulate the waters, named after Leonardo da Vinci. It was decommissioned in the late nineteenth century, when the coast moved away.
Always visible from outside, free.
How long it takes from each town, the drive back included. Tap a town to see the plan from there.
Almost every old town has a limited traffic zone (ZTL) with cameras: park outside and walk in. The fine reaches your home, abroad too. ZTL and car parks town by town
Romagna Transfer picks you up at your hotel, drops you in front of every stop and brings you back: no parking, no ZTL, and the wine is yours to enjoy.
Pomposa Abbey with its 1063 bell tower and 14th-century frescoes, the Este Castle of Mesola and Torre Abate.
4 h 25 from Comacchio Half day
The plan
The house museum at Lido di Spina with Fontana and twentieth-century art, then on foot to the cathedral, the Loggia del Grano, the Loggiato dei Cappuccini and the Trepponti at sunset.
3 h 10 from Comacchio Half day
The planCorso del Popolo, the Canal Vena with fishermen's boats, the fish market, Longhena's cathedral and the column with St Mark's lion at Vigo.
4 h 35 from Comacchio Half day
The planTrips written by our editors from the facts of our monument pages and the official sites. Opening days and hours change: the note under every place tells you what to check before you leave. No prices: you find them on the museums' sites.
