Rovigo and the Po delta – II

The eastern deltaic area, gravitating around the Adriatic sea more than the western part (referring to route "Rovigo and the Po delta – I"), was a very attractive area for settlement because of leaks and its oustanding position between the center of Italy, the center of the region and the sea. The route leads to three recently discovered important pre-Roman and Roman centers: S. Basilio di Ariano nel Polesine, Adria and Corte Cavanella di Loreo. The trip starts from San Basilio Cultural Touristic Center, where it is possible to visit the ruins of the earliest shopping center of this area visited by Etruscans, Greeks and Veneto people (beginning of the 6th century and end of the 5th century B.C.); later a Roman villa was built in this area (1st century B.C.-5th century A.D.), whose mosaics, building materials and ceramics shown in the Center belongs to. Then, you will have a look of the archeological area of S. Basilio, where there are the ruins of one of the most ancient Christian cult center of this region. At the Adria Nazional Museum you will proceed understanding the history of this extremely important urban center from the 6th century to the 3rd century B.C. and later during the Roman age. On the contrary the last two stops of the above-mentioned trip are focused on the Roman age and on the communication ways of the area: you can visit the rural building of Corte Cavanella di Loreo and some other finds exposed at the Laguna Sud di Chioggia Civic Museum.

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NOTE LOGISTICHE
The trip will last one entire day traveling by car from one place to another (around 52 Km in total). From San Basilio reach Ariano nel Polesine and take the SR 495 Adria direction; arrived at Adria, go along Via Chieppara (to the city center) until the junction with Via Angeli, then turn left and, after 200 m, turn left again into Via Badini. The Adria National Museum is provided with a car parking. In order to reach Loreo, go out from the city center and take the SP 45; arrived at Loreo, turn left in Riviera Guglielmo Marconi immediately after the brigde. To reach Chioggia continue on the Riviera (north direction) for 4,5 Km (to Tornova and Sostegno); then turn left in Via Adige until the beginning of the SS 309 Romea. Once arrived at Chioggia, go along the road until Campo Guglielmo Marconi. Nearby the Museum there is a paid parking area.