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I was bewitched by the valley; by the valley itself. I am an environmental guide, but only in the valley. I was lucky enough to turn my passion into a job, in the sense that from the time I was six years old I started going to the valleys with my father-going hunting with him-and fortunately this allowed me to experience the valley not as a spectator but as an integral part of it. I experienced it right at three hundred and sixty degrees, and this allowed me to fall in love with it; it is a landscape that I always enjoy, when it rains, in the wind, in the heat of summer, in the fog, in the snow. I have had the opportunity to experience it in all these situations and, I don't know how to explain it, but I feel this great love for this environment. There I am at peace with myself, and to be able to convey this feeling, this beauty that I see, this emotion, to people who come to visit the area for me is a source of satisfaction.
From the valley my hobbies were born, rowing for example is a magnificent sport that I still practice. This year I thought of this rowing boat tour because, in my opinion, experiencing the valley with this slowness, with its slowness, has a whole other flavor. Taking the little rowboat under the stars, but also in the rain, in the snow, with this silence in the valley, is a perfect way to disconnect, to isolate yourself from everything and hear only the sounds of nature.
As a child, I used to sit at the bow, on my father's batana, with him next to me rowing; here, I would be mesmerized by the movement of the oars as they sank into the water, by their slow to soothing lapping. This moment, so under the stars, has always fascinated me. Maybe it was because I was with my father, maybe it was the beauty of nature, but I felt true happiness. Even today, that I am now an adult, I relive the same emotions.
The Comacchio valleys are not just a natural environment where man is a guest, they are really the result of centuries-old - if not millennia-old - interaction between man and the environment; there has always been this relationship. We now see eel fishing, an activity that has always been practiced and main in the area, but also traditional duck hunting has always been fundamental to the subsistence of the people of Comacchio; an exchange - a tradition - but with respect for the environment and the valleys as a heritage.
I feel fortunate to be part of this community and to be able to experience it from the inside. The history of Comacchio has been intact and traditional until a few years ago; I have been able to live fully thanks to my family, with my grandparents, and this is what makes me feel lucky.
From the valley my hobbies were born, rowing for example is a magnificent sport that I still practice. This year I thought of this rowing boat tour because, in my opinion, experiencing the valley with this slowness, with its slowness, has a whole other flavor. Taking the little rowboat under the stars, but also in the rain, in the snow, with this silence in the valley, is a perfect way to disconnect, to isolate yourself from everything and hear only the sounds of nature.
As a child, I used to sit at the bow, on my father's batana, with him next to me rowing; here, I would be mesmerized by the movement of the oars as they sank into the water, by their slow to soothing lapping. This moment, so under the stars, has always fascinated me. Maybe it was because I was with my father, maybe it was the beauty of nature, but I felt true happiness. Even today, that I am now an adult, I relive the same emotions.
The Comacchio valleys are not just a natural environment where man is a guest, they are really the result of centuries-old - if not millennia-old - interaction between man and the environment; there has always been this relationship. We now see eel fishing, an activity that has always been practiced and main in the area, but also traditional duck hunting has always been fundamental to the subsistence of the people of Comacchio; an exchange - a tradition - but with respect for the environment and the valleys as a heritage.
I feel fortunate to be part of this community and to be able to experience it from the inside. The history of Comacchio has been intact and traditional until a few years ago; I have been able to live fully thanks to my family, with my grandparents, and this is what makes me feel lucky.
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