From Ferrara to Argenta and Compotto d'Argenta- approx 50km.
Da Ferrara ad Argenta e Campotto d'Argenta - km 50 ca.
From the Estense castle continue in the direction of Porta Paola along Corso Porta Reno. Once in Via Bologna continue straight on until you reach the bridge over the Po di Volano. After the bridge turn left into Via Putinati for Borgo San Luca, direction Torre Fossa. On the final outskirts of the town you will come across the Baroque " santuario di San Luca" or Sanctuary of Saint Luca with its ancient, miraculous cross. The road then curves more severely following the banks of the Po di Primaro river through towns whose names reflect their riverside position such as Torre Fossa and Fossanova. Near the town of Sant'Egidio you will come across the " Santuario della Beata Vergine del Poggetto," or Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin of Poggetto. This a elegantly modest building that is home to a famous image of the Madonna Having passed through San Nicolò and the sixth century Villa Pasi-Casazza follow in the direction of S. Maria Codifiume along the Po di Primaro. After the small town of Bova turn right at the crossroads and then left to reach, approx 5 km, the Reno River. This water way is a torrent that for centuries was the cause of terrible floods due to the fact that it did not flow into the sea.
It now reaches the Adriatic by flowing along what once was the Po di Primaro river bed.
From the river banks you can glimpse the six hole golf course the stretches out between low dunes, hedges and clumps of trees. Following the river bank road for 5 km you reach the surfaced road for Consandolo and Boccaleone. Continuing along this road you reach Argenta. This town is probably of Roman origin. It was passed from the Bishops of Ravenna to the Estensi Bishops in the Middle Ages. Filippo Jacopo d'Argenta a minaturist who worked on the decoration of the amazing " Bibbia de Borso d'Este, and Giovan Battista Aleotti, architect and engineer at the Estense Court were born here.
Argenta suffered significant damage during the Second World War and today is a flourishing, modern town. Heading towards Campotto you pass the " Pieve di San Giorgio" or the Saint Georges Church. This is the oldest church on Ferrarese territory, dating back to the Sixth Century. It has striking, marble door frame, dating back to 1122, depicting the months and the work being carried out in the fields.