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The main town of the region, COMACCHIO is a small fishing town
intersected by a network of canals, with a famous local attraction in
its triple-bridge or Trepponti , built in 1634, which crosses three of
the canals. Comacchio is an eel-port, and the time to visit is autumn,
when wriggling masses of the creatures are fished out of the canals on
their way to the Sargasso Sea. Not surprisingly, eel ( anguille ) is a
central ingredient in the local cuisine and there are several places
around town to try the different ways they're prepared or other regional
dishes like fish risotto, or fritto misto .
The beach developments directly east of Comacchio are not particularly
inviting, especially bearing in mind the proximity of the nasty waters
of the Po, but it's interesting to see the cantilever nets set up either
side of the channels running out to the sea. Incidentally, Comacchio's
harbour is named Porto Garibaldi, after the Risorgimento hero who was
left on the shore with his wife, Anita, and their companion Leggero, as
the last Garibaldini were captured off the coast by the Austrian navy.
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