Art, culture and territory

The territory of the GAL Adige is extremely rich in history, art and culture, but still little is known; a portion of nature that extends between the rivers Adige and Canalbianco with an extension of just 494 sq km, crossed by cycle paths that link the nature to civilization. The story accompanies the visitor within these 17 municipalities of Polesine with surprising numbers: 112 Venetian villas, 3 archaeological sites, 111 monuments including churches, palaces, theatres, city walls, towers and bell towers, 2 castles, 2 picture galleries, 2 archaeological museums and 2 civic museums. Each municipality of the territory has important testimonies both in socio-cultural and naturalistic terms. Starting from the west and heading east, in the territory of GAL Adige, the rst municipality you meet is Giacciano con Baruchella with the enchanting embankments of the Fossa Maestra to travel also by bike; proceeding towards Canda you can admire Villa Nani Mocenigo, followed by Castelguglielmo where a novella of Boccaccio’s Decamerone was set; next to this municipality you can find San Bellino with its precious 17th century Basilica. Further North, near the banks of the Adige river, Lusia offers visitors the opportunity to walk through its