The Po River deltas represent one of the most important naturalistic areas of interest in Europe, where natural oases and human activities coexist.

A true paradise for nature lovers, rich in wintering, nesting, and migratory birds such as herons, ducks, egrets, terns, avocets, Italian knights, cormorants, owls, hawks – and mammals, including the majestic Dune Deer.

The Po and its Delta branches form a particularly unique route, a labyrinth of waterways to be navigated slowly, aboard motorboats or small vessels. You can depart from Goro and Gorino, two characteristic fishing villages that overlook, on one side, their fishing ports on the Goro Basin, an original natural crescent-shaped inlet; on the other side, they overlook the Po di Goro where, from spring to autumn, numerous boats set sail to navigate the final stretch of the Po di Goro to the Adriatic.

From the right bank of the river extends the Scannone di Goro, the so-called Island of Love, where the Goro Lighthouse stands, 22 meters high with a lantern emitting a light beam visible for 10 nautical miles; not far away is the Old Lantern, an ancient lighthouse built in 1864, now serving as a naturalistic observatory.

The Goro Basin is famous for its mussel and clam farms: it is possible to visit the processing plants and witness lagoon fishing with the traditional “rasca.”

Along the left bank of the Po di Goro, a recommended visit is to San Basilio and the Ca’ Vendramin pumping station. Also in the Venetian area, beautiful excursions depart from Porto Tolle – Cà Tiepolo, for a navigation on the main branch of the Delta, the Po di Pila, which before reaching the sea branches into three mouths: Busa di Tramontana, Busa Dritta, and Busa di Scirocco.

There are also numerous excursions in the Natural Reserve of the Po di Volano Delta which, starting from the Oasis of Canneviè or from the Tower of Finance or from the pier in Madonnina, head towards the Goro Basin, venturing into dense reed beds, a refuge for waterfowl. An extensive network of trails also allows access, on foot or by bicycle, to the coastal pine forest that extends along the Scannone di Volano.

Not far away is the Natural Reserve of the Great Mesola Forest, presumably originated in the Middle Ages on dune ridges formed by the Po di Goro and the Po di Volano, representing one of the last and best-preserved remnants of plain forest, a memory of the ancient forests that existed until a few centuries ago along the Adriatic coast. The forest is not entirely visitable, but authorized trails allow sightings of deer and fallow deer.