56 guides · regione
In the Po Delta near Ferrara, the embankments wind among brackish lagoons and old salt pans where thousands of flamingos pause on their migrations. Birdwatching by bicycle in the seasons when the plain lies deserted and silent.
Jun 30, 2026
In the Apennines between Faenza and Imola hides the Vena del Gesso, a long ridge of white gypsum cliffs riddled with sinkholes and caves. Quiet secondary roads cross a karst landscape unique in Italy, still ignored by tourism.
Jun 30, 2026
The abbey of Pomposa, in the Po delta near Codigoro, guards a Romanesque bell tower of nearly fifty metres and centuries of history.
Jun 23, 2026
Between Ferrara and the Adriatic, the Bosco della Mesola is the last lowland forest of the Po delta, realm of the rare Mesola deer and fallow deer.
Jun 23, 2026
On the Romagna side of the Casentino Forests, Sasso Fratino is a UNESCO old-growth wood of centuries-old beeches, to be admired from the surrounding trails.
Jun 23, 2026
South of Ferrara, Argenta tells the struggle between man and water through one of Emilia's oldest parish churches and a great water-pumping plant.
Jun 23, 2026
Just steps from the Two Towers, Bologna's Ghetto weaves narrow medieval alleys between Jewish history and old fish markets.
Jun 21, 2026
In the heart of Bologna, the Santo Stefano complex hides a maze of silent courtyards and cloisters just steps from the crowded porticoes.
Jun 21, 2026
Between the moat of the Castello Estense and the medieval alleys, Ferrara hides red-brick courtyards and passageways where the noise of the city melts away.
Jun 21, 2026