Discovering the Duca d'Altemps Woods

Bosco del Duca d'Altemps Assiolo

Once again this year, Castiglione di Cervia will host the beautiful ecological walks "Discovering the Duca d'Altemps Woods".
The free guided tours, open to all, will be organised and led by Alteo Missiroli, painter, ecologist and Voluntary Ecological Guard, and will be aimed at discovering the fascinating natural landscape of the forest and its history. 
The "Paolo Missiroli" nursery school and the "G. Carducci" primary school will also participate in the walks.
The walks are part of the programme of "Cervia Città Giardino-Maggio in Fiore", Europe's largest open-air floral art exhibition, the brainchild of Germano Todoli and continued by his son Riccardo. 
During the visits, the evocative naturalistic treasure of the area, its history will be told, as well as that of Dr. Alberto Missiroli, born in Castiglione, a great scientist and world-famous researcher who fought 'malaria', and his father Paolo, also a great doctor, friend and councillor of the town for more than forty years.
Birds of prey, previously rescued and cared for by the "Associazione Zoofila Amici degli Animali" wildlife recovery centre in Ravenna, will later be released.
The 'canal', which has now become a forest, is also home to specimens of farnie trees that are over 30 metres high, and are immersed in a rich undergrowth, which is part of the Po Delta Park and under the forest protection of the Emilia Romagna Region.

Programme

At all events, the "Cervia Città Giardino-Maggio in Fiore" books in memory of Riccardo Todoli and "La storia di un restauro" (The story of a restoration) by Alteo Missiroli, which tells the story of the restoration of the small villa belonging to Giuseppe Palanti, the founder of Milano Marittima, will be raffled off.
In the event of bad weather, the visits will be cancelled.