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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.
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