A 65 km circular route spanning the entire width of the province, taking in canals, rivers, reclaimed land and small villages, and showing how human endeavour has fostered harmony between society and nature.
Ever since Roman times, there had been a desire to regulate the waters and the unhealthy wetlands of this stretch of the plain, but the impermeable, marshy soil made the task impossible, thus limiting Roman engineers to the centuriation of a few areas close to the Via Emilia, leaving vast tracts of marshland along the course of the River Po, which had not yet been regulated.
Over the course of history, the villages that sprang up on higher ground relative to the plain flourished, thanks in part to the courts of the Gonzaga family and the villages of the Duchy of Este, which brought great culture to the area.
