This particular excursion will take you to discover very special places in the Po Delta Natural Park, a really amazing uncontaminated natural place, and you will enjoy the internal navigation connecting one of the biggest river of Italy to the Venetian Lagoon.

This particular excursion will take you to admire  the beautiful  Venetian Lagoon with the panoramic navigation into St. Mark's Basin and the navigation on the ancient canals connecting the Serenissima Republic of Venice and some important cultural and commercial cities such as Chioggia, Adria and Ferrara. We are going to enter the uncontaminated territories of the Delta Po Natural park, where history and nature dominate the amazing landscape.

Programme:

8.30 am: boarding on the motor-boat at the landing-stage inTaglio di Po (Ro).

Navigation from to the Delta Po Natural Park to the Lagoon of Chioggia, passing through the following locks: Volta Grimana, Cavanella d'Adige Destra and Sinistra, Brondolo. These locks are such as water-lift built following some technical designs by Leonardo da Vinci and enable the navigation from Venice to Cremona. We are going to sail down the following rivers and canals: Po di Levante and Canal Bianco crossing Adige and Brenta in order to flow into the Southern Venetian Lagoon..

Panoramic navigation to CHIOGGIA and landing on the bridge Ponte dell'Unione. In Chioggia we will have am pleasent walk in the typical narrow streets called "calli", going into the fishermens' life with their nets, the boats and the unforgettable fish smell. We will reach Vigo Square, where the pillar with the Venetian-Byzantine capital dating back to the 12^th century and the winged lion on its top show the historical and cultural connection with the City of Venice. We will visit St. Mary's Cathedral dating back to the 11^th century but rebuilt in 1674 following a plan by Baldassarre Longhena, after a great fire. Next to the cathedral you will see the ancient belltower dating back to the 14^th century.

01.00 pm: our board kitchen will serve you a typical Venetian lunch based on fish with the following menù:aperitif: Bellini,starter: shrimps and pickled anchovies,first course: Fusilli alla Marinara (pasta with seafood),main course: mixed fried fish,vegetablesin season,wine and water,fruit,coffee, coverandservice.

During the lunch on board the boat will sail up the Lagoon and reach ST GEORGE ISLAND, once known as the Island of the Cypresses. Visit to St. Georg's Church, masterpiece of the religious architecture created by Andrea Palladio. The church was started in 1566 and completed by Simon Sorella in 1610, after Palladio's death. The church resembles Palladio's Church of Redeemer. The inside has the form of a Latin cross with three aisles preserves masterpieces created by Jacopo da Bassano, Palma il Giovane and Carpaccio. The presbytery owns two beautiful Tintoretto's paintings: "The Last Supper" and "The fall of the manna", which surround the wonderful marble altar created by Gerolamo Campagna.

Navigation along the Giudecca Canal admiring some of the most beautiful churches of Venice, among them: The Redeemer's Church, The Church of the Spinters, and the impressive Basilica of the Salute. Panoramic view of St. Mark's Basin.

5.30 pm: Arrival at Fusina (Ve), disembarking and end of the services.

Possibility to start the excursion from Fusina (Venezia) and end it in Taglio di Po (Rovigo).