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The
territory of Ferrara appears like a variegated
alternation of atmospheres: wild places, where
nature continues to be the same as centuries
ago; orderly cultivated country lands, which
are evidence of the victory of man upon a charming
but difficult nature; historical places whose
beauty is rich in memories, close to modern
centres, to agricultural village whose town
planning layout is neat and extend in the countryside
until they melt with it.
On
one end of the territory, the Rocca Possente
of Stellata and the neighbouring Bondeno,
fortresses of the territory of Ferrara against
every invasion, lie a few steps away from the
Po, the river that is, at the same time, the
father and the enemy of the people of the wide
plain. All around extend fields, which has represented
one of the pillars of local economy for centuries.
More
south the fields are sweetly rolling and lead
to the wonderful Cento, small capital
of art, cooking and economy, where the traditions
of Ferrara, Bologna and Mantova harmoniously
mix up.
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Ferrara
extends not far from the Po,
to which it is connected by the
thousands of well-lit towers of
the industrial area as well as by
the green routes of the Urban Park.
Today like centuries ago, its walls
surround it as if they would almost
conceak the thousand treasures of
the town to everybody. Palaces and
courtyards, gardens and squares,
churches and theatres line up along
the streets, now crowded and lively
at times, magically empty and silent
at other, but never travelled by
frenzy and urgency.
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An
entire Roman town with its secrets and its legends
surrounded by a mystery that research and archeological
excavations have only partially revealed hides
under the houses of Voghenza, a village
with a quiet rural look. A little further on,
beyond the centuries-old trees of a wide and
shadowy park, rise the mighty ruins of Belriguardo,
the huge palace that the entire Europe envired
to the House of the Estes. The Dukes had scattered
the territory with "delizie" like
Verginese to the towered Benvignante,
from Copparo to Consandolo.
More
south is the gate to Romagna: Argenta,
where the religious buildings and the tragic
memories of the Second World War are placed
alongside the green peacefulness of wide natural
oases that are the paradise of water birds.
Both
north and south, the reclaimed land, with its
atmospheres from other worlds, give access to
the coast of Lidi di Comacchio.
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Comacchio
overlooks the lagoons that once
surrounded the village. It seems
suspended on a thin blue line that
is dominated by the seafarers.
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Also
Pomposa which stands
out amidst the green undulations
of the countryside is clearly visible
from a long distance.
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Further
north, the haughty castle of Mesola marks
the northern boundary of the Ferrara territory
and still seems to echo the verses by Torquato
Tasso, who was so found of it.
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Uncontaminated
and well-kept nature has its undisputed
reign of the Parco Regionale
del Delta del Po, laggons surfaces
with an endlessly changing light
and broad pinewoods bordering the
wide thin-sand beaches of the Lidi
di Comacchio.
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Quite
a few hours before down hundreds
of multi-coloured fishing boats
leave the safe shelters of Porto
Garibaldi and of Goro
to face their hard work and come
back before twilight with their
fresh load.
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The
historical centre of Ferrara has been on the
UNESCO World Heritage List and the recognition
was extended to the Po Delta.The whole area
has been given the name of "Ferrara,
City of the renaissance and its Po Delta".
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