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The
history of the city of Ferrara is tied to that of Este household,
which ruled in it for more than 3 centuries and made of it one
of the richest city of Italy.
In 1598, with the death of Alfonso the II, the Estensi had to
abandon the city and it returned to the Papacity which left
it to decay.
The Este household had came into possession of the city in the
first half of the XII century, thanks to Nicolò the II. |
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successors were Lionello, Borso, Ercole the I, Alfonso the I,
Ercole the II and Alfonso the II; they had adorned and enriched
it so as to make of it the most modern city of Europe and had
surrounded themselves of artists such as Pisanello, Piero della
Francesca, Dosso Dossi, L.B. Alberti, Del Cossa, Garofalo, Mantegna,
Cosmè Tura, Guercino and of men of letters such as Ariosto
and Tasso, of which we can admire the works nowadays. |
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The
oldest mentioning of Copparo dates back to the year 870; it
was the subject of many a dispute between the Church of Ferrara
and that of Ravenna. Martino, bishop of ferrara, in the year
955, recognized the Massa of Copparo to the Church of Ravenna,
but after passed definitively to that of Ferrara.
In the literature of those times, Copparo was renowned as wonderful
place for hunting. To this purpose, the Este undertook the construction
of a castle. After a fire which burnt it out, Ercole the II
decided the erection of a palace over the ruins of the castle,
which afterwards became property of the Papacy.
In the year 1862, the syndic Spisani, on behalf of the municipality,
acquired it and ordered its restoration, and made of it the
seat of the Municipality. |
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The
territory is crossed by many communication lines and Copparo
is thus an important knot of connections between centres as
Bologna and Venice.
Copparo has been defined as an "ideal
city", a place where to develop one's own economic
activity, in a territory apt to the development and which offers
many a opportunity for investments, as it possesses a complete
range of utilities. |
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territory occupies the central-eastern portion of the province
of Ferrara and is 15000 hectares broad. It is a level district
and is crossed by 7 provincial roads thus being an important
node of switching for the traffic concerning the central and
lower Ferrara's district. Its area is situated between the main
stream of the river Po and one of its branches, the Po di Volano. |
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Situated
on the right bank of the river Po, Ro is a strip of the Padana's
plain, and its history is strictly connected to the many changes
of the course of the big river.
In fact its origin dates back to the new course of the river
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after
the breaking of the banks of the river at Ficarolo, in the XII
century. Many misfortunes involved the territory. An example
is the great battle between the Venetian troops and the Estes's.
In the night of December 18, 1509, the Duke Alfonso and the
Cardinal Ippolito succeeded in defeating the enemy fleet.
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may seem a risky undertaking to dare a combination between Ro
Ferrarese and tourism, but it is not so an improbable
match. |
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fact some people found
here a reason to satisfy their wish for a better quality of
life; they were those who promoted the building of the old villas
of Ro, scattered here and
there in the fields of Ro, but always near to the river, a feature
that confirms the value of the peaceful beauty of the countryside.
It is possible
to enjoy an itinerary of considerable cultural interest and
taste the
typical local gastronomy.
Only few things has left to remember of those times: the old
church of Ro, the church of Guarda, the church of Zocca and
that of Ruina (top right picture) |
| COMACCHIO:
THE LIDOS ANT THE MARSHES |
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Comacchio,
a lagoon city amongst the most characteristic and enchanting
of
Italy, arose over 13 small islands inside the marshes, an area
that covered
an area of 80000 hectares since the last century. The city had
been cut off
from the rest of Italy for many a century, a feature that can
be recognized
nowadays in the peculiar dialect and gastronomy.
Its origin are to be dated back to the late-Romanic age, |
but
the recent discovery of the "Fortuna-Maris", a ship
found in Valle Ponti, may authorize an older dating,
so to make Comacchio the heir of the Etruscan city of Spina.
The city lived its greatest splendour in the XVI century, when
the Cardinal Giovan Battista Pallotta redrew the city's town-planning,
building the monuments that still characterize it today. |
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Comacchio
is to be mentioned not only for its monumental beauty but
also for
the tourist features it has, that is, the 7 Lidos situated
in the centre of
the Park of the Delta.
The Lidos are characterized by the immense beaches of
fine sand, quiet and safe, as well as its sea, suitable for
the less skilled
bathers. Each one of the seven Lidos has its own distinctive
characteristic:
the Lido di Volano, the most northern one, is a treasure of
inestimable
environing importance.
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Lido
delle Nazioni is more concerned with sports activities,
with its artificial lake, with the branch of the School of the
Italian Naval League, where water sports can be played. Lido
di Pomposa and Lido degli Scacchi are more suitable
for families, where children can play safely and nights are
far from the noises of night-life. Porto
Garibaldi,
with the port, still has the characteristic look of a fishermen
village;Lido degli Estensi surely is liveliest trading and mundane
centre of the coast. The last, Lido
di Spina, the most elegant and discreet, with many
villas built inside of the pinewood. |
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