By Bike Cycling in the province of Ferrara United Nations Ferrara, City of Educational, Scientific and the Renaissance Cultural Organization and its Po Delta A land for bikes “To ly like a bird: that’s the dream; to ride a bike: that’s today’s true pleasure. Young again, we become poets.” (Alfredo Oriani) What you are about to discover is a unique and exciting territory in which land routes and waterways meet and unwind in a landscape that extends beyond the horizon. A territory that unites the vast plains and the lush countryside of the Upper Side of Ferrara to the west with the waters and the sea of the Lower Side of Ferrara to the east: hospitable and welcoming, entrancing with its never-ending low, a feast for eyes, legs and mind. A place of art and imposing nature, the home of poets, writers, great engineers, architects and painters who illed the horizon with masterpieces and thoughts. The Este family loved these spaces so much they wanted to transform them into a single garden: an architectural project that redesigns the landscape, moulds it once again, populates it with new shapes and architectures and delivers it to immortality. The city of Ferrara, the cradle of Italian Renaissance together with all the ramiications of the Po Delta, constitutes one of the few European territories that UNESCO recognizes as a World Heritage Site in its entirety. Bicycles are the perfect tools to understand the territory of the province of Ferrara, in order to fully taste its nuances and characteristics: from Cento to Comacchio, from the hinterland to the sea, hundreds of miles over simply unrolling lat ground, easily reached albeit leaving great treasures behind. Itineraries Cartography Cultural routes or routes 35 detailed maps (scale 1:50,000) in the nature. 8 chorographic maps (scale 1:400,000 / 1:2,000,000) 15 art itineraries 1 town plan (scale 1:10,000) 14 itineraries in the nature Surface Geography Completely paved routes for everyone or with dirt Routes in the province of roads for cross-country lovers. Ferrara or large national and 9 paved routes (>90%) international routes. 20 mixed routes 20 local routes 7 national connections 2 international connections GPS GPS coordinates of the points of departure and arrival. Length You can ind the new Bike Routes for everyone, from 12 to Book at the Tourist Informa- 680 km (one or more days). tion Oices of the area of 13 routes up to 50 km Ferrara: 86 pages, 29 itin- 7 routes from 50 to 100 km eraries, 36 detailed maps, technical characteristics, 9 routes over 100 km connections and descriptions for each itinerary. Follow your colour What kind of bike tourist are you? You can easily choose the level of diiculty of your journey through the coloured tags that you ind in the itinerary cards. You love strolls which allow you to linger and admire the scenery Easy without neglecting a little healthy commitment to the pedals. You like to ride comfortably with the family and always look for safe, Family but pleasant and interesting routes. Ring circuits are your chosen solution for Ring exploring the area. You love sports and testing your physical endurance with long stretches of asphalt and gravel roads and paths. Sport Miles on two wheels do not scare you, the distance is a challenge, you use your bike for travelling: the Grand Tour Tour is your cup of tea. Discover the area around Ferrara and the Po Delta park on your bicycle! Tourist Information Oices A wide range of routes in a large map Annual opening Ferrara › Castello Estense of this wonderful territory, to be explored tel. +39 0532 299303 [email protected] on your bicycle. Argenta Piazza Marconi, 1 ~ tel. +39 0532 330276 [email protected] Cento Via XXV Aprile, 11 ~ tel. +39 051 6843330-4 [email protected] Codigoro › Abbazia di Pomposa Via Pomposa Centro, 1 ~ tel. +39 0533 719110 [email protected] Comacchio Via Agatopisto, 3 ~ tel. +39 0533 314154 [email protected] Mesola Piazza Santo Spirito, 3 ~ tel. +39 0533 993358 [email protected] Seasonal opening on 16.01.2015 closed / Editing Ferrara Tipolitografia, Italia by: / Printed Ferrara and maps: Noemastudio, / Design concept Goro Via Cavicchini, 13 ~ tel. +39 0533 995030 [email protected] Lido di Volano Piazza Volano Centro ~ tel. +39 0533 355208 [email protected] Lido delle Nazioni Published by: Provincia di Ferrara Provincia Published by: Via Germania, 24 ~ tel. +39 0533 379068 [email protected] Lido di Pomposa Via Monte Grappa, 5 ~ tel. +39 0533 380342 [email protected] Porto Garibaldi Via Caprera, 51/a ~ tel. +39 0533 329076 [email protected] Lido degli Estensi Viale delle Querce ~ tel. +39 0533 327464 [email protected] Lido di Spina Viale L. da Vinci, 112 ~ tel. +39 0533 333656 [email protected] ferrarabike.com A B C D E F G H I L M N O P Q R Villanova Bosaro Marchesana Mantova/Bolzano/Monaco Padova Papozze Grillara Venezia/Kranjska Gora Sermide Frassinelle Pincara SS16 Canalnuovo Crociarone Piano Polesine Adriatica Crespino Calto Runzi Guarda Veneta S. 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