1° day: ( B.B) Ferrara

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

3° day: (H.B) Gambulaga/Medelana - Pomposa/Volano

 Breakfast and departure to visit Pomposa. In the village of San Vito worth a visit is the Parish Church (Pieve di San Vito), built in 1027, a jewel of the romantic style. Proceeding to Migliarino, the village of the seven towers, cycling through cultivated fields along the ancient bed of the Po di Volano to Codigoro. We suggest to take a look at the Bishop’s Palace. Continue along the cycle path up to Pomposa Abbey, a fascinating Benedictine complex. It was built before the year 1000 on some rises on the bumps among the marshes, the Po and the sea. You can visit the Romanesque style church decorated with friezes and majolica, as well as frescoes and mosaics. The 48-metre-high bell tower dated back to 1063, the Refectory and the Palazzo della Ragione stand out. Few people know that the monk Guido d'Arezzo was the first to code the modern structure of musical notes during his stay in Pomposa. Near the Abbey it is optional (but recommended) to taste the wines of Bosco Eliceo (Wine tasting), ancient sand wines and other typical products. Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel/farmhouse.

4° day: ( H.B) Pomposa/Volano- Comacchio

Breakfast at the hotel, departure following the cycle path along the Po di Volano embankment or through the reclaimed areas of the Valle Giralda, admiring the naturalistic oasis of Canneviè, the Torre della Finanza on the Volano embankment until reaching Lido di Volano. The northernmost Lido of the Lidi di Comacchio, close to the mouth of the Po di Volano and the Sacca di Goro. Continue along the cycle path through the Volano pinewood nature reserve to reach Lido delle Nazioni. The route offers a stretch of wild coastline and views of the sea. From Lido delle Nazioni, crossing the northern Lidi, you reach Porto Garibaldi, one of the ports with the most important fleet in the northern Adriatic for fishing the bluefish. You can taste or buy excellent fresh fish. Thanks to the ferry-boat for pedestrians and bicycles in the canal port, we reach Lido degli Estensi and head towards the Comacchio Lagoon along a stretch of road and then the cycle path. You cannot miss the stop and the panoramic view from the tower on the Logonovo canal. Along the way, surrounded by the water of Valle Fattibello and the Saline, you can enjoy the picturesque spectacle of pink flamingos in flight and other marsh birds. We reach the lagoon village of Comacchio, also known as Little Venice, built on a chain of 13 small islands. Dinner in a typical restaurant and overnight stay.

5° day: (B.B) Comacchio - Marina romea/Punta Marina

After breakfast we cycle in the direction of Ravenna, leaving the historic centre of the lagoon village behind us we ride along Valle Fattibello, until we reach Stazione Foce, the focal point of the entire valley ecosystem, which can be observed from above by climbing the tower. From here, cycling along the valley embankment, we first reach Casone Donnabona and then Argine Agosta, along which we proceed to Sant'Alberto. Here there are two possibilities for reaching Marina Romea:

1) proceeding along the embankment without taking the ferry-boat, keeping the valley on your left, until you reach the Romea state road on the other side of the embankment, after which you continue on to Casal Borsetti; from there you reach Marina Romea. Accommodation in hotel, (Free time for dinner) and overnight stay.

2°) take the ferry-boat and, after crossing Sant'Alberto, take the cycle path that runs along the river Lamone until you reach the Romea state road, crossing it to Casal Borsetti and from there you reach Marina Romea. Accommodation in hotel, dinner and overnight stay.

6° day: (H.B) 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: Ravenna - Ferrara

Breakfast at the hotel, city tour and transfer to Chioggia by minivan or car. End of Services.

If you have chosen the departure of the tour from Ravenna, the return will be in Ravenna