The Po Delta

The Po delta is an extraordinary region with extreme light conditions. Water, earth and sky can blend together in an unparalleled burst of colour or melt into a gloomy dreariness. Autumn twilights and dawns light up the entire sky with fiery colours in a time that seems suspended, and the winter fogs melt the landscapes to grey in a dark and unreal atmosphere. Pink flamingos crisscross the sky with their elegant flight and it only takes an hour to reach Venice, another wonder of the Adriatic coast.

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The Po is the longest river in Italy, crossing the country from west to east and flowing into the Adriatic. The Po flows in the centre of the Padana plain, born of the great glaciations of the quaternary era, a million years ago. Previously, the Adriatic Sea extended through an immense gulf to the Maritime Alps in the west, near the Mediterranean Sea.

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The Delta is one of the most important bird watching areas of Italy and is home to some of the largest pink flamingos’ colonies in Europe.

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The Italian neo-realist film movement was born in the Delta region. Several of Italy's greatest directors made their first films there, including Lucchino Visconti (Obsession, 1943), Roberto Rossellini (Paisà, 1946), Michelangelo Antonioni (Gente del Po, 1957, Il Grido, 1957, Deserto Rosso1964).
The film that launched the career of Italian superstar Sofia Loren was shot in the Delta (la Donna del Fiume, 1954, Mario Soldati). In total, more than 500 films have already been shot in the region and new films and series are in preparation.