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Ferrara - Gambulaga - Pomposa - Comacchio - Marina Romea - Classe/Ravenna - Lugo - Argenta - Ferrara

10 days – 9 nights – 8 day bike tour

• 1° day: Ferrara ----------------- B.B km. 00

• 2° day: Gambulaga ------------ H.B km. 28,00

• 3° day: Pomposa/Volano------ H.B km. 39,00

• 4° day: Comacchio ------------- B.B km. 37,00

• 5° day: Marina Romea --------- B.B km. 46,00

• 6° day: Classe/Ravenna-------- B.B km. 31,00

• 7° day: Lugo --------------------- B.B km. 52,600

• 8° day: Argenta ------------------ H.B km. 49,00

• 9° day: Ferrara -------------------B.B Km. 47,00

• 10° day: End of services

• B.B = Bed & breadfast - H.B= Half board

Please note: starting point:Ferra, Pomposa/Volano, Ravenna

1° day: (B.B) FERRARA

Arrival in Ferrara around 18h00. Meeting with our assistant for the delivery of bicycles, the program and information material. Free tiome for dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.

2° day: (H.B) FERRARA - GAMBULAGA

Breakfast at the hotel and morning dedicated to visiting the city and its monuments: the Castle, the Cathedral, Via delle Volte, Palazzo dei Diamanti, Piazza Ariostea etc.. Outside the walls, the oldest church in the city, which we advice you to visit when you take the cycle path to Gambulaga, starting near the Bagni Ducali. The route winds through cultivated countryside up to Voghenza, in the past an important centre on the banks of the ancient Po river. When the Este family built the Delizia di Belriguardo, Voghiera assumed greater importance. In Voghenza it is recommended to visit the Tomb of San Leo inside the Church, the Museum of Modelling and the remains of the Roman Necropolis. After Voghiera it is absolutely worth seeing the Delizia di Belriguardo considered the Versailles of the time and its archaeological museum. A few kilometres from Gambulaga, it is possible to admire the exterior of another masterpiece Belriguardo Castle, near which there are the Due Laghi del Verginese (Two Verginese Lakes). Dinner and overnight stay in hotel/farmhouse.

3° day: (H.B) GAMBULAGA - POMPOSA/VOLANO

Breakfast and departure. In the village of San Vito worth a visit is the Parish Church (Pieve di San Vito), a church which together with the one in Argenta, are the oldest in the whole Ferrara area. Proceeding to Migliarino, the town of seven towers, cycling through cultivated fields along the ancient river bed of the Po di Volano up to Codigoro. Here you can have a look at the Bishop's Palace and then continue along the cycle path to the Benedictine Abbey of Pomposa where the bell tower stands out and in particular the spirituality of the Romanesque church. Few people know that the monk Guido d'Arezzo, during his stay in Pomposa, was the first to code the modern structure in musical notes. Near the Abbey, the tasting of Bosco Eliceo wines (Wine tasting), ancient wines of the sands and other typical products in the Corte Madonnina Winery is optional (but recommended). Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel/farmhouse.

4° day: (H.B) POMPOSA/VOLANO - COMACCHIO

Breakfast and departure. From the Abbey of Pomposa continue following the cycle path on the bank of the Po di Volano or through the reclaimed areas of the Valle Giralda, up to reach the Canneviè Oasis where you can easily observe different species of birds that populate it and the Torre della Finanza. Once you reach Lido di Volano, take the cycle path that crosses the Pineta di Volano Nature Reserve to Lido delle Nazioni. From Lido delle Nazioni you can cycle along Lido di Pomposa and Lido Scacchi up to reach Porto Garibaldi, one of the most important ports in the North Adriatic with its fleet of fishing boats for fishing blue fish. Here you can taste or buy excellent fresh fish. Thanks to the ferry-boat for bicycles and pedestrians on the port-canal, you can reach Lido degli Estensi and head towards the Comacchio Lagoons. The panoramic tower on the Logonovo canal is worth a stop, as are many others along the way, where, surrounded by the water of Valle Fattibello and the Saline (Salt-works), you can enjoy the spectacle offered by the numerous flamingos and other birds that you will meet up to reach Comacchio. Dinner and overnight stay in a hotel/farmhouse

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5° day: (B.B) Comacchio - Marina Romea

6° day: 8B.B) Marina romea - Ravenna

After breakfast we cycle in the direction of Ravenna. From Marina Romea we continue to Porto Corsini to take a small ferry-boat (upon payment) to arrive in Marina di Ravenna. We cycle to the Ortazzo oasis and the Classe Pinewoods to reach Sant'Apollinare in Classe, the Classis Museum and the ancient port of Classe, before finally arriving at the city centre where accommodation in the rooms is planned (free time for dinner) and overnight at the hotel.

1°) Possibility to organize guided visits to archaeological sites, upon reservation.

7° day: (H.B) Ravenna - lugo

After breakfast, optional visit of the city (on request it is possible to book a guide service who will accompany you to discover the city, considered the heart of Byzantine art – length of the visit about 2 hours), then head towards Russi, along low-traffic roads. In Russi you can visit the archaeological complex of Villa Romana (Roman Villa), surrounded by the ecological rebalancing area, the Antiquarium of the Roman Villa with the Pinacoteca, preserved inside the Castle and an interesting private collection of bells. From here proceed to Bagnacavallo where Piazza Nuova and the Convent of San Francesco are worth a visit. Finally, we continue towards Lugo di Romagna, where it will be possible to visit: Museo Baracca, Casa Rossini and many other hidden corners. Accommodation in hotel in the reserved rooms, dinner and overnight stay.

From Ravenna, we can reach Lugo taking advantage of the Lamone cycle path. In Villanova di Bagnacavallo it is possible to visit Museo delle Erbe Palustri (Marshes Herbs - booking recommended). Directions on the Road Book.

8° day: (B.B) Lugo - Argenta

After breakfast we depart towards Argenta. Along the way we meet Fusignano where it is possible to visit the Museo delle Targhe Devozionali (Museum of devotional plates), the museum Romagna Air Finders (Raf). Travelling along low-traffic roads through Bassa Romagna, a land of hospitality and culinary excellence, you will arrive in Campotto where you can visit the oasis of the same name and Valle Santa. After a few kilometres you arrive in Argenta, accommodation in private rooms, dinner and overnight.

1°) Possibility of tasting local wines and local products. Booking recommended.

9° day: (B.B) Argenta - Ferrara

Breakfast at the hotel. Near Argenta, a town razed to the ground by the Allies in the Second World War, it is a must to visit outside the ancient Pieve di San Giorgio and the Lagoons: freshwater marshes for reclamation purposes and the surrounding plain wood. Here you can enjoy birdwatching and visit two special museums, Museo storico-naturalistico delle Valli di Argenta (Historical-Naturalistic Museum) and Museo della Bonifica Renana (Museum of Renana Reclamation). Along the cycle path and the road that runs along the Po di Primaro you reach Ferrara, around 18h00. Once you arrive in hotel you have to return back the bycicles. Free time for dinner and overnight in the hotel.