From Wetland to Reserve
Turning westwards form the Romea road just South of the Reno River you reach Mandriole and S.Alberto.
Here on the Reno riverbank you can take a small ferry (bicycle and canoe hire) that takes you to the opposite bank and the Valle Furlana to the South of the Comacchio valleys. This is a protected reserve where herons, egrets, shelducks and spoonbills live and nest.
To the East you can admire the splendid Boscoforte Peninsula and visit the Oasis of Volta Scirocco. To the West the bank runs along the vast wetlands. Continuing inland you can visit the Alfonsine Nature Reserve and its pond and wood habitat. .

The Forest reflections
Turning into Via del Fossatone, from the SS. Romea, you enter the century old S. Vitale forest and continuing inwards reach a large open area with its Delta information and document centre, the Cà Vecchia.
From here it is possible to take up one of the footpaths or bicycle routes that take you to visit the small church of the “ Madonna del Pino” and across the bridges over the canal Fossatone and finally to the wetlands where you can marvel at the herons, coots and ducks and the Pialassa Baiona lagoon rich in fish and bird life.
The Valle Baiona can also be reached from Casal Borsetti, Via delle Valli and from Porto Corsini and Marina Romea.