On the Po Delta by bike. A spectacular park, to be explored slowly, on two wheels. Coasts, pine forests, dunes and villages a few steps from the sea of the upper Adriatic. A Romagna that you don't expect, even more beautiful if you observe it from the saddle of a bike, following routes within everyone's reach. Here we propose three routes for a total of 191 kilometers. We start from Comacchio Valleys and you arrive at RiccionePassing by Riminithe majestic Rocca di Verrucchio, the pink flamingos that populate the salt pans of Cerviaand the endless coasts.
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What to see by bike along the Romagna coast: the Po Delta routes
A journey through the wonderful landscapes of the Romagna coast among panoramas where the green of the woods mixes with the blue of the sky and the sea. By bike (classic or electric), we explore the routes traced by the naturalistic oases of the Po Delta Park.
Easy, flat, uncrowded routes that wind along 191 kilometers divided into three stages: Lido di Spina – Punta Marina; Punta Marina-Rimini; Rimini-Riccione. In each, several places to fill up on history, culture and unspoiled nature.
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The departure is in the valleys of Comacchio, where you will enter the lush pine forests in Dante style, then cross the art cities of Ravenna and Rimini, with their treasures, then Cervia, with the salt pans, the salt mines and the Pantani museum. Cesenatico.
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A cycle path that starts from the Po Delta, runs along the Romagna coast and branches off towards the Malatesta hills, dominated by the majestic Rocca di Verucchio.
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Itinerary Lido di Spina – Punta Marina: 62 km
The Lido di Spina – Punta Marina route is 62 km long (it can be done in one day or divided into two or three stages). It starts from Porto Garibaldi in Lido di Spina and arrives at Comacchiopearl of Ferrara, with its characteristic historic center, between canals and bridges, including one above all: the Treponti.
A sort of little Romagna Venice, surrounded by magnificent wetlands that lead to the Foce Fishing Stationan ideal point to discover the protected lagoon ecosystem, where the ancient casoni have been restored and represent, like museums, the historical activity of fishing with nets ofworkers» of the lagoon.
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The Valleys of Comacchio
You pedal to the Pialassa of Baionaa lagoon environment of about 1100 hectares located between the pine forest of San Vitale and the coastal town of Marina Romea. Here, the artificial freshwater canals close to the pine forest are known for their unique biodiversity.
The water walkways of Punta Marina
Here we are at the last stage of the itinerary: Punta MarinaWe are about ten kilometers south of Ravenna, and you pass along a lush coastal pine forest, an integral part of the Po Delta Park.
What should you focus your attention on? From the suspended walkways overlooking the sea, you can admire beaches and coastal dunes that you would not expect; you cross silent and fresh pine forests, very green, from which emerge here and there a few military bunkers, testimonies of the First and Second World Wars.
