Oasi di Cannevie

The Cannevie Oasis near Codigoro preserves a small remnant of the coastal lagoons that once surrounded Pomposa Abbey. Water, reed beds and old fishing buildings retain both ecological and cultural traces of that wider wetland landscape.

Why it matters

The oasis belongs to a network of brackish habitats associated with Valle Bertuzzi and Valle Porticino. It shows how lagoon environments and human work remained intertwined as the delta changed around them.

What to notice

Two historic casoni di valle frame the wetland, recalling the buildings used in lagoon fishing. Sea lavender, bulrushes, rushes and reeds occupy different parts of the margins. The contrast between open water and dense vegetation reveals the variety within a compact coastal habitat.

Context and history

Changes in the Po's branches, sedimentation and land reclamation reshaped the waters around Pomposa. Cannevie survived as a fragment of that earlier lagoon system rather than an unchanged medieval landscape. Its fishing houses preserve evidence of later working life, while inclusion within the park and Natura 2000 network added a modern conservation role.