Comacchio, in the heart of Po Delta Park
Located in the heart of Po Delta Park, Comacchio offer to your visitors a very large jewels of arts and architectures and all the magic light of lagoon. Between bridge and rivers, Comacchio represent the delicate balance between nature and human culture.
In these section, we offer a little range of the touristical offers for all the visitors.


Comacchio: History, Nature and Culture
Comacchio is the pearl of Po Delta Park. Born at begin of the Middle Age on little islands of Po Delta's River, the lagoon-city have had a big commercial evolution. Fishing, manufactured articles, salt and commerce, are the most spread human activities and economical resources. In the 1600, under political direction of the Pope, Comacchio have a great relevance in the area. The land reclamation and the architectural's renaissance are the most important thing thath the "Stato Pontificio" have create.
Only after the second world war, the growth of Comacchio have had the most important results upon the fishing and the other economical sectors.
Between the most important monument, we remember:

 


i Trepponti ; the bridge, builded on 1634 on design of Luca Danese (architect and enginer), is located on confluence of 5 rivers. Characterized by 5 stairs and 2 towers. On base of the south-stairs you can find the ancient "Pescheria".

Interely builded with briks, l'Antica Pescheria was the most important place where may be find the comacchian aels.

 


20 metres from Antica Pescheria, you can find la Bottega di Comacchio® just in the heart of the lagoon. To complete an excursion to Comacchio, are important a little break to the Bottega di Comacchio; in this place, you can find all the tipycal products and wines of Po Delta Park. D.O.C Wines of Bosco Eliceo, the traditional cakes and marinated aels, sardines, anchovy, cuttle-fish and the others marinated local fish.

t All the tipycal flavours, saved, renouved and proposed today to all.

Unique store in the world on selling the original products of Po Delta Park, la Bottega di Comacchio offer to visitor a vaste range of local delikatessen and a a small tasting-room. Perfectly builded in original local style, in the tasting-room you can taste our tipycal products in the right location. Delicios marinated aels, Topino cakes and Pampapato chocolate cake, with D.O.C. wines of Eliceo's Wood.

 

Enrico and Anna, the owners of La Bottega di Comacchio, wait you to offer all the delikatessen of Po Delta Park.



Another important monument is San Camillo Palace; nearby Trepponti.
Builded on the second half XVIII sec. from Cardinal Francesco Carafa on project of Cosimo Morelli, was an ancient hospital with a little church called San Pietro characterized by two towers.
On the itinerary can find the beautiful San Cassiano Cathedral : etablished in three aisles (latin cross) is completed by characteristic tower.
Between other important monuments we remember Bellini's Palace , nearby Palazzo San Camillo and the bridge Ponte degli Sbirri. Builded in the second half of 1800, was the home one of most important Comacchian's family. Today is are a municipal representative office.

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Is most important don't forget the comacchian historical peculiarity. The excavation of Spina and the Roman Ship (Fortuna Maris). Fortuna Maris is recovered to Palazzo Bellini and will expose at public visitors at February 2001.

 


At last, we closing with la Capuchin Arcade (XVII sec.), is composed by 142 arches and connect the city center with the Santuario di Santa Maria in Aula Regia (1100). Il colonnade was builded from Cardinal Stefano Donghi.

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La Bottega di Comacchio
Via Pescheria, 3 - 44022 Comacchio (FE) - ITALY
Telefono / Fax ++39(0)533.313.040 e.mail: info@prodottidelparcodeldeltadelpo.it

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