The Rovigo Province is characterized by a unique and unexplored landscape, the fertile land of the Polesine, between the two longest rivers in Italy, the Po and Piave river, flaunts a secret beauty in a triumphant and still wild nature. All this is clearly visible in the Regional Park of the Po Delta, the largest wetland in Europe and in the Mediterranean, with about 700 square kilometers of land and water, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
In this territory, in continuous movement, we will consider some aspects that may seem boring and banal, but if we are able to face them with the right attitude, these lands will give us unique and unforgettable emotions. Do not waste time, organize your holidays in the province of Rovigo, our tips and the suggestive photographs will help you to take the right path for your trip.
The Rovigo Castle initially provided for a rudimentary fortification, practically a robust tower surrounded by a high palisade near the course of the Adigetto. The first traces go back to a papal bull of 920, where Pope John X authorized the construction of a fortification to protect the church from the incursions of the barbarians …
Badia Polesine is located to the west of the capital and stands on a stripf of land between the Adige river and the Adigetto canal, bordering the province of Padova and Verona. Immersed in a seductive landscape, between wild nature and long waterways, which have marked the history of these lands, increasing and destroying it …
Adria is a pretty city in the province of Rovigo, located a few kilometers from the wonderful Po Delta Regional Park, where we can admire a unique ecosystem of its kind, in constant evolution, thanks to the contribution of sediments from the Po River to the sea. At the origins of its name there are …
Fratta Polesine is a small Italian town known for being the birthplace of Giacomo Matteotti 1885-1924, Italian politician, journalist and anti-fascist who denounced the electoral frauds implemented by the nascent dictatorship of Mussolini. The city, however, is famous above all for the marvelous Villa Badoer by the architect Andrea Palladio and recognized by UNESCO as …
Lendinara is an artistic, cultural and religious center, to the extent that in the eighteenth century the city was honored with the appellative of “Athens of Polesine” for the treasures it contains. Ca ‘Dolfin-Marchiori Palace is a building of the sixteenth century with a large loggia and cylindrical chimneys and is equipped, in the back, …
Vittorio Emanuele II square is one of the main meeting points in the city, for cultural events and events in the historic center of Rovigo. Vittorio Emanuele II Square, the heart of Rovigo since the Middle Ages with the unmistakable style of the Venetian squares, is a place of aggregation and transit, which offers many …
The Blessed Virgin of Soccorso, also called The Rotonda, is a religious building located in Rovigo, known for its octagonal shape and for historical-religious events related to the evolution of the city. Simple and harmonious, the sacred temple was built between 1594 and 1613 by the engineer Francesco Zamberlan from Bassano Del Grappa, friend and …
The Rovigo Cathedral is named after Pope Santo Stefano, and dates back originally to the year 964, probably built on the remains of an ancient parish church from the 8th century, as reported by a papal bull from that period. The parish church of Santo Stefano stood a few steps from the baptistery, which in …
The Polesine looks like a very charming landscape, with a fascinating lacework of canals, an uninterrupted sequence of entangles banks, evanescent horizons and a wild and rich nature. Water is the dominant element of the territory thanks to the many routes of communication, the irrigation of crops and the fact of being a continuous source …
Established in 1997, the Po Delta Regional Park is the largest wetland in Europe and in the Mediterranean area, with about 700 square kilometers of land and water, still evolving today, thanks to the amount of sediments reaching the sea from the Po river. At the mouth of the river, where the fresh and salty …