| Comacchio | ||
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| State | Italy | |
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| Region | Emilia Romagna | |
| Territory | Valleys and shores of Comacchio | |
| Altitude | 1 m a.s.l. | |
| Surface | 283 km² | |
| Inhabitants | 22.403 (30-11-2012) | |
| Name inhabitants | Comacchiesi | |
| Prefix tel | 39 0533 | |
| POSTAL CODE | 44022 | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
| Patron | S. Cassiano | |
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Comacchio is a city ofEmilia.
To know
Geographical notes
Initially built on thirteen small islands, it is the main city of the Po Delta.
Background
Comacchio is, under the landscape and historical aspect, one of the major centers of the Po delta. It originates about two thousand years ago, during its history it was subjected to the power of the Exarchate of Ravenna first, of the Duchy of Ferrara later, for then return to be part of the territories of the Papal State. The etymology of the name is uncertain (Greek-Latin cumaculum = "small wave"; "grouping of bumps" in Etruscan). The foundation is attributed to the Etruscans, who were already settled in the Po Delta. In fact, the Etruscan city of Spina was located near Comacchio.
Built on the union of thirteen small islands (coastal dune strands) formed by the intersection of the Po di Primaro mouth with the sea, it had to direct its development, both in terms of urban planning and on that of the economy, on the element of water. Following the fall of the Western Roman Empire, Comacchio became part of the Exarchate of Italy. The first bishop of the city of which we remember was Pagaziano (mentioned in 503 and 504). Comacchio then passed under the Lombard Kingdom after the Chapter of Liutprando in 715 (which describes the rules and taxes to be paid by the Comacchiesi in order to be able to trade salt in the regions of the Po Valley subject to the Lombard authority). the territory was donated to the monks of San Colombano; thus became a possession of the great monastic fief of Bobbio. The monks installed the river port there, they also developed agriculture and livestock. Finally they improved the exploitation of the salt pans, whose salt was transported throughout the north of Italy. Between the sixth and ninth centuries Comacchio had one of the most powerful fleets in the Adriatic, directly competing with Venice.
But Venice did not accept the presence of an opponent in the same geographical area. In the year 866 the Venetians occupied Comacchio and sacked it for the first time. In 875 Venice itself was threatened by the raids of the Saracens, who threw themselves against Comacchio, setting it on fire.Five times in the early Middle Ages Comacchio was besieged and taken by the maritime republic, until it passed under the dominion of the Este family in 1299. 'exhaustion of the Este dynasty, in 1598 it returned under the jurisdiction of the Church, which placed it in the newborn Legation of Ferrara. Comacchio was part of the Papal State until March 1860, when the territories of the former Legations were annexed to the Kingdom of Sardinia as a result of the plebiscites.
How to orient yourself
Comacchio: full screen map.Neighborhoods
Its municipal territory embraces the marine coast where, in recent times, many centers have developed which for the most part are seaside resorts with great tourist attendance and are known as Lidos of Comacchio or Lidi Ferraresi: Lido degli Estensi, Lido degli Scacchi, Lido delle Nazioni, Lido di Pomposa, Lido di Spina, Lido di Volano, Porto Garibaldi. Other towns are San Giuseppe, Vaccolino and Volania.
How to get
By plane
1 Bologna airport (Guglielmo Marconi), Via Triumvirato 84 (at 45 km.), ☎ 39 051 6479615.
By car
- The
Motorway junction 8 connects Comacchio with Ferrara and the A13. 
State road 309 Romea
Motorway junction 8 connects Comacchio with 
State road 309 RomeaBy bus
The city of Comacchio and its beaches can be reached from Ferrara by bus service TPER.
How to get around
What see
- 1 Trepponti. Consisting of five large stairways (three front and two rear), culminating in an Istrian stone floor
- 2 Comacchio Cathedral. Named after San Cassiano, dating back to the 8th century AD, it originally included three naves, while today it has a single nave with twelve side chapels.
- 3 Bellini Palace. Inside are the Contemporary Art Gallery, the Historical Archive, the library and municipal offices.
- 4 Ponte degli Sbirri. Near the Trepponti there is also another bridge by Luca Danese, called Ponte degli Sbirri by virtue of its proximity to the ancient city prisons.
Museums
- 5 Ancient Delta Museum, Via Agatopisto, 3, ☎ 39 0533 311316, @[email protected].
Full: € 6.00 Reduced: € 3.00 (February 2018). The Ancient Delta Museum is an archaeological museum with different sections dedicated to finds of the cultures that lived in the Po delta area as well as a section on geological-environmental theme. In addition, a section is dedicated to the wreck of a commercial ship from the imperial era, which re-emerged in 1981 during the drainage of a canal. The ship, in exceptional condition, still contained all the cargo (amphorae with foodstuffs, lead ingots, some lead votive temples). - 6 Marinated Manufactory, Corso Giuseppe Mazzini, 200, ☎ 39 0533 81742, @[email protected]. The museum presents the tools that were used for fishing and processing eel.
- 7 Remo Brindisi House Museum - Art & Design of the twentieth century, Via Nicolò Pisano, 45 Lido di Spina, ☎ 39 0533 330963. Full: € 4.50 Reduced: € 2.30 (March 2018).
Full: € 6.00 Reduced: € 3.00 (February 2018). The Ancient Delta Museum is an archaeological museum with different sections dedicated to finds of the cultures that lived in the Po delta area as well as a section on geological-environmental theme. In addition, a section is dedicated to the wreck of a commercial ship from the imperial era, which re-emerged in 1981 during the drainage of a canal. The ship, in exceptional condition, still contained all the cargo (amphorae with foodstuffs, lead ingots, some lead votive temples).Sites of naturalistic interest
Events and parties
- Eel festival.
last weekend of September and first two of October. In the splendid setting of the city of Comacchio, every year food stands are set up where the typical dish of the valleys is cooked: eel. - Carnival on the water. free. February. Parade of masked groups and allegorical boats along the streets and canals of Comacchio.
- International Birdwatching and Naturalistic Tourism Fair., Argine Fattibello exhibition village. The International Birdwatching and Naturalistic Tourism Fair has been held for some years in Comacchio and is part of a vast calendar of events that take place in spring in the Po Delta Park.
last weekend of September and first two of October. In the splendid setting of the city of Comacchio, every year food stands are set up where the typical dish of the valleys is cooked: eel.What to do
- Visitor Center of Regional park of the Po Delta of Emilia-Romagna, Corso G. Mazzini, 200, ☎ 39 0533 81742, @[email protected]. Organize excursions in the Valleys of Comacchio, to show the ancient practices of management of the valley, fishing and marinating of eels and acquardelle, and contrasting poaching. Inside the Manifattura dei Marinati you can see the ancient fireplaces, the fryers for the acquardelle, the rooms and tools for the treatment and storage of fish.
On the coast there are seven seaside resorts that are part of the municipality of Comacchio:
- 1 Lido degli Estensi. Lido degli Estensi is the most touristic of the Seven Lidos of Comacchio.
- 2 Lido di Spina. It is the southernmost beach of the seven in Comacchio and can boast one of the longest beaches on the Riviera.
- 3 Lido di Volano. It is the northernmost of the seven Lidos of Comacchio, the one closest to the Po delta and therefore the most interesting from a naturalistic point of view.
- 4 Porto Garibaldi. It is an important fishing port and tourist port, as well as a seaside resort.
- 5 Lido di Pomposa.
- 6 Lido degli Scacchi.
- 7 Lido delle Nazioni. Near the beach lies the artificial basin called Lago delle Nazioni where the homonymous National Nautical Center of the Italian Naval League is located.
Shopping
How to have fun
Shows
- Comacchio at the theater (Multipurpose room), via Agatopisto, 7, ☎ 39 349 0807587, @[email protected].
- Cineplus Cinepark Multiplex Comacchio, Via Valle Isola, 1, ☎ 39 0533 328877.
Where to eat
Average prices
- 1 Vasco and Giulia restaurant, Via Ludovico Muratori, 21, ☎ 39 0533 81252.
- 2 Trattoria del Borgo, Via Ludovico Muratori, 51, ☎ 39 0533 314563.
- 3 Arcobaleno Pizzeria, Piazzetta Ugo Bassi, 29, ☎ 39 0533 81421.
- 4 Amadei restaurant, Via Fogli 37, ☎ 39 0533 314272.
- 5 [link not working]The Eel IS THERE, Via Ludovico Muratori, 43, ☎ 39 0533 319292.
- 6 Ostedellamalora Restaurant, Via Edgardo Fogli, ☎ 39 377 2523967.
Many restaurants can also be found without difficulty in each of the Lidos of Comacchio, on the Adriatic coast, particularly during the bathing season.
Where stay
- 1 B&B La Corte dei Ducati, Corso Giuseppe Mazzini, 22, ☎ 39 0533 81156.
- 2 La Comacina, Via E. Sheets, ☎ 39 0533 311547. 3 star hotel
- 3 B&B Al Ponticello, Via Cavour 39, ☎ 39 0533 314080.
- 4 B&B La Pitagora, Via Agatopisto 30, ☎ 39 335 177 7424.
Many accommodation options are also offered by the numerous hotels, pensions, B & Bs existing in each of the Lidos of Comacchio on the Adriatic coast.
Safety
Pharmacies
- 2 Gold Knights, Folegatti Square, 14, ☎ 39 0533 81140.
- 3 San Cassiano, Viale Paisolo, 12/14.
- 4 Trepponti, Folegatti Square, 27, ☎ 39 0533 81134.
At the Lidos
- 5 Adriatic, Via Mameli, 4 (in Porto Garibaldi), ☎ 39 0533 327551.
- Adriatica Dr. Fortini - Branch, Viale Alpi Central, 55 (locality Scacchi), ☎ 39 0533 381451.
- 6 Cavalieri D'Oro - Branch, Viale Germania, 10 (Lido Nations locality), ☎ 39 0533 379036.
- 7 Lido, Viale G. Carducci, 184 (Lido degli Estensi locality).
- Lido - Branch, Viale delle Acacie, 27 (locality: Lido Spina).
- FPasqualini - Branch, Via dei Cervi, 27/29 (Lido Volano locality).
- 8 Romea, Via Romea, 14 / B (locality: Vaccolino), ☎ 39 0533 97080.
- 9 Savonuzzi, Via Fontana, 52 (locality San Giuseppe), ☎ 39 0533-380208.
- 10 FSavonuzzi - branch, Viale Mare Adriatico, 13 (Lido Pomposa locality).
- 11 Trepponti - Branch, Viale Leonardo, 130 (Lido Spina locality), ☎ 39 0533 330256.
How to keep in touch
Post office
- 12 Italian post, via don Minzoni 10, ☎ 39 0533 319511.
- 13 Italian post, viale Lido di Pomposa 73, ☎ 39 0533 380311.
Around
- 14 Pomposa Abbey, Codigoro. Located in the municipality of Codigoro near the Romea state road. It is an abbey dating back to the ninth century of which several environments survive. Inside the church of Santa Maria there are important fourteenth-century frescoes by Vitale from Bologna and help. Other rooms with fourteenth-century frescoes from the Giotto school are found in the chapter house, while those visible in the refectory belong to Pietro da Rimini and the Rimini school. The Pomposian Museum is housed in the former dormitory and collects torn frescoes, capitals and other materials from the abbey.
- Ferrara - Its historic center has the imprint of the Este family, who made it a city rich in monuments and well-organized urban planning; L'Herculean addition the urban period increased, enriching it with valuable buildings and large districts interspersed with green spaces, with an almost modern conception of urban spaces. The countryside around the city was enriched with Este Delights, for which Ferrara received the second award UNESCO.
- Ravenna - Heritage UNESCO for its mosaics, it is the main destination of cultural tourism in Romagna. Strong of its Byzantine and early Christian monumentality, it takes advantage of the proximity to the Adriatic coast from whose beaches it attracts visitors in the day crowds of tourists who are not just looking for a tan.
Useful information
- Tourist Information Office - IAT, Via Agatopisto, 2 / a (It is located inside the eighteenth-century Ospedale degli Infermi.), ☎ 39 0533 314154, @[email protected].
