Comacchio

We have now reached the end of our journey, and as our final stop, we decided to return to our region, and we went to Comacchio and in its valleys.

And what's better than a nice Horse ride to explore the typical nature of the place? Thanks to the handling of Club Village & Hotel Romea Beach At Lido delle Nazioni, we spent over an hour riding the white Camargue horses, crossing woodlands and the beach, encountering deer, admiring wood sculptures by local artist Enrico Menegatti, and enjoying a relaxing view of the waves.

Then we headed to Comacchio, known as Little Venice for the numerous channels which cross it. It is in fact built on 13 islets connected by often very picturesque bridges. Wandering through the streets of the centre, we were able to admire the architectural wonders, such as the Trepponti, Palazzo Bellini or’Ospedale degli Infermi, home to the Ancient Delta Museum, but also the typical local boats, the batane.

The Trepponti bridge, or Pallotta bridge, at the time of its construction was a fortified gate for those entering from the sea along the navigable canal. Today, it is the symbol of the city, as well as a crossroads for the four canals that surround and cross it, known as Sant'Agostino, Borgo, San Pietro, and Salara.

All this beauty has made us hungry, so we stopped at one of the typical restaurants to taste the’Anguilla, queen of the Comacchio tables. And after tasting it, why not discover how it's prepared? Crossing the beautiful Cappuccini Loggia we approached the Marinade Manufacture, where they explained the entire process of producing marinated eels and we enjoyed a delicious tasting of eels, sardines and anchovies, paired with the local "sabbie" wines. What can we say, they'd be perfect with one of our first courses!

The journeys with “La Lanterna” end here, but our desire to discover new destinations and new recipes with traditional flavours will never leave us!!