SPECIAL 1st – 3rd OF MAY 2009

2nd of May

8:00, 10:30 and 16:00 Birdwatching at the Baiona’s Pialassa. Excursion with little boat to dedicate themselves at birdwatching activities, edited by Pro Loco Marina Romea. Boarding at the jetty in viale dei Pioppi, Marina Romea (RA). Cost: Euro 15,00. Info and reservations: 333 5960570. The excursion can be made through reservation during all the period (10th of april – 31st of May 2009).

9:00 and 14.00 Free guided tour at Punte Alberete and Valle Mandriole. Meeting 15 minutes before bus departure at the Bellini Palace, via Agatopisto, 5 Comacchio (FE). Info and reservations: DELTA 2000, deltaduemila@tin.it

9:00 and 14.00 Free guided tour at Comacchio’s valleys – Birdwatching in Valle Foce. Ritrovo 15 minuti prima della partenza del bus presso Palazzo Bellini, via Agatopisto, 5 Comacchio (FE). Info and reservations: DELTA 2000, deltaduemila@tin.it

Ore 9:00 e ore 14.00 Free guided tour at Comacchio’s valleys, Argine del Reno, Boscoforte. Meeting 15 minutes before bus departure at the Bellini Palace, via Agatopisto, 5 Comacchio (FE). Info and reservations: DELTA 2000, deltaduemila@tin.it

9:00 and 14.00 Free guided tour at Canneviè Oasis. Meeting 15 minutes before bus departure at the Bellini Palace, via Agatopisto, 5 Comacchio (FE). Info and reservations: DELTA 2000, deltaduemila@tin.it

From 9:00 Visit at the naturalistic trail Nature Path inside the Prato Pozzo farm. Guided tour and possibility to have dinner (tourist menu Euro 16,00) at the Prato Pozzo farm holidays, Anita (FE). Info: 0532 801058.

9:00, 11:00, 15:00 and 17:00 Excursion by boat at the salt works of Comacchio. Every day of the week. Rate for participant: Euro 5,00. Departure from Stazione Foce, Comacchio (Fe). Possibility to have dinner at Bettolino di Foce (tourist menu Euro 20,00). Info and reservations: 340 253426.

9:00, 11:00, 15:00 and 17:00 Excursion by boat at the Comacchio valleys, to visit valleys’ “casoni”. Every day of the week. Rate for participant: Euro 11,00. Departure from Stazione Foce, Comacchio (Fe). Possibility to have dinner at Bettolino di Foce (tourist menu Euro 20,00). Info and reservations: 340 253426.

9:30 Theorical photography Workshop by the photographers Roberto Zaffi and Luciano Piazza at the workshop room, Bellini Palce, via Agatopisto, 5 Comacchio (FE). Info and reservations: DELTA 2000, deltaduemila@tin.it

10:00, 14:00 and 16:00 Excursion with the “Tartarughino” in the Natural Reserve Boscone della Mesola. Excursion with electric minibus, in the area usually closed to the public, where it will be possible to meet the King of the Wood: the deer. With fee. Meeting at the Wood’s Parking, Bosco Mesola (FE). Info and reservations: Visit Centre Manifattura dei Marinati (Museum) 0533 81742.

10:00 and 15:00 Guided tour by foot at the San Vitale Pinewood and at the Baiona Pialassa. Duration: about 2 hours. Cost: Euro 3,50 (including rent of binoculars and guide). Meeting at Cà Vecchia, San Vitale Pinewood. Info and reservations: 0544 528710.

10:00 and 16:00 Excursion by boat in the Comacchio’s valleys. Cost: Euro 12,00 adults, Euro 7,00 children 6-18 years. Boarding at the Capuchins’ Dock (in front of the Manifattura dei Marinati Museum), Corso Mazzini. Info and reservations: 340 253426.

10.00 – 18:30 in Cervia… pushed by the Sun, excursion by electric boat in Cervia’s salt work. Duration: 1 day. Participation rate: full-value Euro 20,00; reduced Euro 18,00 (including guide service, entrance to the visit centre, binoculars, excursion at the salt work, boat rate, electric bike rent, entrance and guided tour at the “Butterflies & Co.’s house”, insurance, Current VAT). Meeting at the Visit Centre of the Cervia’s salt work. Info and reservations: 0544-973040.

10:00 Guided tour by bycicle at the Southern Comacchio’s valleys. Duration: about 3 hours. Cost: Euro 8,50 (including bike and binoculars rent, ferrying on the Reno river and guide). Meeting at the NatuRA Museum, Sant’Alberto (RA). Info and reservations (compulsory): 0544 528710.

10:30 and 16:30 Free Guided Tours at the Visit Centre Manifattura dei Marinati (Museum), corso Mazzini 200 Comacchio (FE). Info and reservations: 0533 81742. During these three days the Centre follows an extraordinary open time: from 9:30 to 21:00.

Nature and water flavours. Patrignani Palace, via Buonafede 42, Comacchio (FE).

10:30 The Po Delta herons. Presentation of the book by the authors, Emiliano Verza and Danilo Trombin. After and at 17:00 free tastings and combining of typical products edited by AIS Ferrara: water products, with eel, clams, anchovies. Info and reservations: DELTA 2000 0533 57693, deltaduemila@tin.it

From 11:30 The Estensi’s, historical reenactment. Shows of wavers and musicians, battles’ reenactments, fire-eaters and minstrels, to live again the glory of the Estense Court. Italia’s Square and Italia’s seafront, Lido delle Nazioni (FE). Info: IAT 0533 314154

11:30 and 16:00 Adriatic Sea’s flavours: tasting of the quality fish of the Emilia-Romagna’s coast, edited by ANMI Comacchio. Internal courtyard of Bellini Palace, Via delle Botteghe, Comacchio (Fe).

12:00 Valley’s flavour. Tasting of Park’s anchovies. Visit Centre Manifattura dei Marinati (Museum), Corso Mazzini, 200 Comacchio (FE). Info and reservations: 0533 81742.

14:00 Photographic excursion at Argine del Reno up to Boscoforte with the photographers Roberto Zaffi and Luciano Piazza. Meeting 15 minutes before bus departure at the Bellini Palace, via Agatopisto, 5 Comacchio (FE). Info and reservations: DELTA 2000, deltaduemila@tin.it

14:30 Centenarian Trees, guided tour by electric minibus with visit to the age.old of our territory. Duration: about 3 hours. Cost: Euro 10,00 (including binoculars rent and guide). Meeting at the NatuRA Museum, Sant’Alberto (RA). Info and reservations (compulsory): 0544 528710.

15:00 Excursion at the Oasis, guided tours into the valley bends Oasis of Porto bacino di Bando. Duration: about 1 hour and 30 minutes. Cost: Euro 2,00 (including entrance, guided tour, binoculars rent, insurance). Meeting at the Visit Centre of Bando. Info and reservations: 0532 807512.

15:00 Guided tour by foot at the San Vitale Pinewood and at the Baiona Pialassa. Duration: about 2 hours. Cost: Euro 3,50 (including rent of binoculars and guide). Meeting at Cà Vecchia, San Vitale Pinewood. Info and reservations (compulsory): 0544 528710.

15:30 The Tour and the Outpouring of the Volano Po – excursion by electric boat Lagunaria Boat in the groves of reeds of the Outpouring of the Volano Po with possible visit at the Finance Tour (XVI sec.). Meeting at the Finance Tour, in Volano (FE). Min 6 people. Rate: Euro 15 adults; euro 10 children (4-10 years); free from 0 to 3 years. Binoculars will be supplied to participants. Info and reservations: Navi del Delta Consortium 346 5926555

15:30 Comacchio and its Museums – Guided tours for individuals, famiglie or small groups at the historical centre of Comacchio, at the “Roman boat’s Museum” and at the “Bishop’s Island” exhibition. Info and reservations (compulsory): Consorzio Navi del Delta 346 5926555.

15:30 Entertainment activities and music with Radio Bruno, as well as kites’ laboratories and painting make-up for kids, Historical Centre.

15:30 Guided tour by foot at the Southern Comacchio’s valleys. Duration: about 2 hours. Cost: Euro 4,50 (including rent of binoculars, ferrying on the Reno river and guide). Meeting at the NatuRA Museum, Sant’Alberto (RA). Info and reservations (compulsory): 0544 528710.

16:30 Photographic excursion at Cervia’s salt-works with the photographer Guerrino Gori. One’s own means of transport. Meeting with own cars 15 minutes before the departure at the Visit Centre Salt-works, Cervia (RA). Info and reservations: DELTA 2000, deltaduemila@tin.it, or: 338 7868192.

18:00 Concert at the salt work at dusk. Edited and inedited Sonatas in the Comacchio’s salt work at dusk, by the Astrusi Academy and Ensemble Respighi. Cost: euro 10,00. Meeting 15 minutes before bus departure at the Bellini Palace, via Agatopisto, 5 Comacchio (FE). Info and reservations (compulsory): 340 2534267.

18:30 Musical Aperitif edited by the Musical Studies College “Giuseppe Verdi” of Ravenna. Loggia del Grano, Comacchio (FE).

19:00 Eel & Co. Tasting of Park’s marinated products. Visit Centre Manifattura dei Marinati (Museum), Corso Mazzini, 200 Comacchio (FE). Info and reservations: 0533 81742.

Ore 19:00 Nocturnal excursion at Bagnacavallo and Pantaleone Farm by bus. Guided tour at Piazza Nuova, nocturnal excursion at the Farm (entrance cost Euro 5,00 to pay in loco). Final buffet with typical products. Meeting 15 minutes before bus departure at the Bellini Palace, via Agatopisto, 5 Comacchio (FE). Info and reservations: DELTA 2000, deltaduemila@tin.it

20:30 Water: mirror source of life, photographic projections edited by the photographer Guerrino Gori. Visit Centre Salt-works’ Cervia, via Bova 61 Cervia (RA).

20:30 By night, among owls, glow-worms and bats. Nocturnal excursion at the Pantaleone’s farm, watching and listening to birds and nocturnal animals. At the end, tasting of typical products. Cost: Euro 5,00. Meeting at the Bagnacavallo’s farm (RA). Info and reservations (compulsory): 0545 280898; 347 4585280.

21:00 Movie evenings Delta’s short films, edited by Cineclub Fedic-Po Delta and Po Delta Park. Two evenings with historical projections about the Po Delta. Free offer entrance. Bellini Palace, via Agatopisto 7, Comacchio (FE). Info: 347 0403999, menegatticarlo@alice.it

21:30 Moonlight drink. Nocturnal excursion by canoe in the Comacchio’s valleys and in the Po Delta Park, with drink, accompanied by guides with canoes (max. capacity 3-4 seats), edited by Canoa Club and Metaphysical Body of Comacchio (FE). Possibility to take part in with one’s own kayak. Cost: Euro 35 (including registration and equipment). Departure from the Nautical Club Fattibello, via dello Squero, 20 Comacchio (FE). Info and reservations (compulsory): 392 9239910.

21:30 NATURE NIGHT with the naturalistic photographers Maurizio Bonora, Luciano Piazza and Roberto Zaffi, Pescheria’s Square, Trepponti Comacchio (FE).

From 21:30 Entertainment activities and music with Radio Bruno, Historical Centre, Comacchio (FE)

Suggestions from the sky – continuous projection of images and music from mosaics and pictures about the avifauna in the roman period at the Roman Boat Museum, Comacchio (FE).

AND OLSO:
In Comacchio

Excursions long the canals of Comacchio by “batana” – typical boat of Comacchio edited by the local voluntary association – departures from the Ancient fishmonger’s.

A little free railway – shuttle service is at visitors’ disposal for the transfer from Bellini Palace to the Manifattura dei Marinati (Museum) and viceversa.

Seize on the Park…The Delta from the hot-air balloon.
Possibility to make free and bind flights to admire from above the Delta’s nature.
Cost free flight: Euro 50,00 adults; Euro 20,00 from 6 to 14 years.
Cost bind flight: Euro 5,00 adults; euro 3,00 from 6 to 14 years.
Info and reservations: DELTA 2000, 0533 57693

Other activities in the Po Delta Park:

Fishing Tourism in the Po Delta and at the Goro’s Sack. Excursion with little boat through groves of reeds, until mussels and clams’ ponds, fishing throw-off, excursion at Gorino’s valleys and Goro’s Scanno. Possibility to have lunch. Cost: Euro 15,00 (with lunch Euro 22,00). Info and reservations: M/P Corona, 333 4575263, 338 9945189.

Butterflies & Co. Insects and exotic animals’ exhibition, thematical exhibitions and meeting with experts. Timetable: 9:30-12:30 e 14:30-18:00. Info: 0544 995671.

Walks on horseback in the Po Delta Park, at the Tenuta Augusta farm, Mandriole (RA). Info: Michela 340 9120800.

Excursion between nature and history by canoe in the Comacchio’s valleys and in the Po Delta Park, accompanied by guides with canoes (max. capacity 3-4 seats), edited by Canoa Club and Metaphysical Body of Comacchio (FE). Possibility to take part in with one’s own kayak. Cost: Euro 30 (including registration and equipment). Departure from the head office of Canoa Club, via dello Squero, 20 Comacchio (FE). Info and reservations (compulsory): 392 9239910. The excursion can be made through reservation during all the year.

Excursions Full Moon by canoe in the Comacchio’s valleys and in the Po Delta Park, accompanied by guides with canoes (max. capacity 3-4 seats), edited by Canoa Club and Metaphysical Body of Comacchio (FE). Possibility to take part in with one’s own kayak. Cost: Euro 30 (including registration and equipment). Departure from the Nautical Club Fattibello, via dello Squero, 20 Comacchio (FE). Info and reservations (compulsory): 392 9239910. The excursion can be made through reservation during all the year.

Visit at the naturalistic trail Nature Path inside the Prato Pozzo farm. Guided tour and possibility to have dinner (tourist menu Euro 16,00) at the Prato Pozzo farm holidays, Anita (FE). Info: 0532 801058

During the whole day of the 2nd of May, AsOER will carry out many activites on field open to the public with birds’ ringing, monitoring of birds of prey in migration and observation of the avifauna in wet areas between Mesola’s Wood and Volano. At the end there will be a social dinner and two presentations.
For information and participation please contact Menotti Passarella, menotti.passarella@email.it. 348.3963900 (PROGRAM)