For People with Special Needs

Although the conformation of the Park territory is varied, its most salient feature is represented by water, be it in the shape of river, sea, marshes or salt basins. Thanks to its particular geomorphological characteristics, the Park territory lends itself better than others to visits by people with special needs. What might seem a limit can in fact provide different "points of view", which can give us a new "reading" of nature.
Here is a list of suitable facilities and of the possible visits in the different "stations" of Parco del delta del Po:

Environmental Education Centre - Mesola Castle (Mesola - Ferrara)
The Centre is thought for all visitors and especially for students of all ages, and it might serve as a departure point for visits to any of the Park stations.
The centre houses a common space for visitors, situated in the middle of the centre, and a nature-didactic laboratory for practical experiences addressed to schools.
(The centre is on the second floor of the building – lift available)
Info: CEA Mesola, 0533 993595

Gran Bosco della Mesola (Mesola - Ferrara)
An equipped path for the blind has been created inside the wood, a 1,000 hectares green lung: helped by a tactile guide and some special panels, visitors will discover the atmosphere of the surrounding environment through all their senses, in order to catch the moods, scents and “voices” of the wood.
Further information: Corpo Forestale dello Stato, tel. 0544 437379

Gran Bosco della Mesola (Mesola – Ferrara)
It is also possible to visit the wood on a wagon: guided tours within the Nature Reserve.
Tel. 0533 719110

IAT Building – Abbey of Pomposa (Codigoro - Ferrara)
This two-floor building houses on its ground floor the information point for the northern area of the Park, the “Volano-Mesola-Goro” station. On first floor – handicap lift available – a series of informative panels present the evolution of the territory, from water to land.

Valle Canneviè – Porticino (Volano - Ferrara)
Along the path that crosses the valley, there are easily accessible huts for birdwatching lovers.
Info: Hotel Canneviè, tel. 0533 719103

Vallette di Ostellato (Ostellato – Ferrara)
The “vallette” (marshes) of Ostellato, situated near the Park, are equipped with some accessible paths. Visits by wagon are possible too.
Vallette, tel. 0533 680376

Museo civico delle Valli di Comacchio (Comacchio – Ferrara)
The “Foce” station, three kilometres far from Comacchio, is the departure point for a boat tour across the lagoon environments. The station also houses informative panels and models of handmade products from the water civilisation. From the upper floors – handicap lift available – it is possible to enjoy the surrounding panorama from a special point of view.
Further information: tel. 0533 314241
www.vallidicomacchio.it

Museo della nave romana – Section dedicated to old navigation of Museo delle Culture Umane nel Delta del Po (Comacchio – Ferrara)
The museum houses the precious load of a Roman ship discovered in 1981 near Comacchio.
Handicap lift available.
Info: Museo della Nave, tel. 0533 311316
www.comune.comacchio.fe.it/sistemamuseale

Museo delle Valli di Argenta (Argenta – Ferrara)
Situated inside Casino di Campotto (Argenta), the museum offers on the ground floor a didactic path dedicated to discovering the Park environmental sites and their characteristics. On the upper floor (handicap lift available), a room is dedicated to listening to “the Valley concert”.
Tel. 0532 808058
www.comune.argenta.fe.it

Bosco del Traversante - Valli di Argenta (Argenta – Ferrara)
A 150 hectare strip of hydrophilous wood, residue of a former plain forest, is situated between the Casse Campotto basins and Valle Santa. At present, the wood vegetation is relatively young. An easily accessible tactile path for the blind - created among the trees - allows visitors to discover the delta’s nature through the informative panels forming the tactile guide.
Info: Museo delle Valli di Argenta tel. 0532 808058
www.comune.argenta.fe.it

Palazzone di S. Alberto
It is the Visitor centre of the “San Vitale Pinewood and Wetlands in Ravenna” station. Periodically the centre houses documentary and art exhibitions, but also expositions on environment, culture and nature. The second floor of the building will soon be dedicated to a section of the Ornithological museum of Ravenna.
Information Point – S. Alberto
Palazzone di Sant’Alberto (Ravenna) tel. 0544 528710
Web site: www.santalbertoweb.it - e-mail: postasa@santalbertoweb.it

San Vitale Pinewood (Ravenna)
Several paths - of different difficulty levels - start from a large central meadow at the heart of the pinewood.
Info: Ravenna Tourist Office, tel. 0544 35404

Marina di Ravenna Pinewood (Ravenna) - Walking blindfold in the Pinewood
A new nature path… to walk blindfold through the Marina di Ravenna pinewood (Ravenna): a tactile guide unwinds along a 300 metre ring route offering informative panels.
Info: Ravenna Tourist Office, tel. 0544 35404

Visitor Centre "Saline di Cervia" (Cervia – Ravenna)
The Visitor Centre is next to the salt pans. A small bridge allows visitors to follow a path along the outer edge of the salt basin. The site is equipped with observation points and a hut for birdwatching.
Tel. 0544 973040 - 0544 993435

Salt Warehouses (Cervia – Ravenna)
The warehouses – inside a one-floor building – are easily accessible and house a permanent exhibition on the salt pan civilisation.
Further information: tel. 0544 993435 – 0338 9507741

Accommodation

You can find detailed information on the different accommodation options at the following websites:

Province of Ferrara
www.ferraraterraeacqua.it
the portal is accessible to people with sight disabilities

Province of Ravenna
www.racine.ra.it/ravennaintorno/ospiti.htm