Presentation

Title: International Po Delta Birdwatching Fair

Date: April from 27th to 29th 2012

Access: free

Opening hours: 10:00 - 19:00

Location: Exhibition area on the River Bank Valle Fattibello, Comacchio (FE).

Show type: professional exhibition opened to the public

Surface: mq 11.000 / Exhibition area mq: 6.000

Fairground: Fairground: Stands for these sectors: optics; photography; instrumentation and equipment for birdwatching and naturalistic photography; specialized publishing houses; clothing; facilities to set up parks and oases; electric and enivironmentally-friendly vehicles; tourist information; T.O.; didactics and environmental education; caravans; parks and reserves, both in Italy and abroad; corporate bodies, associations and agencies, Municipalities, Provinces, Regions. etc.

Photography:

• Guest of honour of the 6th edition of the Fair is the Fotofestival 2012, organized in collaboration with AFNI – Associazione Fotografi Naturalisti Italiani, with the winners of the famous International competition Asferico 2012
• photographic excursions in the park's most interesting sites and lectures on photography during the 3 days of the event
• photo-exhibition Il mio Delta – Otto fotografi e il loro punto di vista sul parco del Delta del Po (My Delta – Eight photographers and their point of view on the Park), organised by Delta in focus photographers
• 6th edition of the photo-competition Delta in focus, organised in 4 categories: Birds of the Delta, Birds of the World, Natural landscapes and Slow Tourism
• digiscoping, in collaboration with Skua Nature
• photo-market: exchange-exhibition event for old, used and digital cameras and accessories.

Birdwatching:

• meeting and field trip with Lars Svensson, the internationally renowned birdwatcher and author of the Collins Bird Guide, in collaboration with EBN Italia
• lectures on birdwatching in collaboration with Lipu, EBN Italia and other environmental organisations
• Birdgarden: practical activities for adults and children organised by Birdfeeding and Skua Nature
• Field trips with expert guides in the park's most interesting sites
• The Big Year, 12 months of absolute birdwatching: national competition organised by EBN Italia.

Special Slow Tourism: You can find slowtourism offers of the following territories: Ravenna, Ferrara, Rovigo, Venice, Udine and Trieste, Lands of Make and High Trevisan, Po Delta Park of the Emilia- Romagna and Veneto, Triglav National Park, Bled, Bohinj e Kranjska Gora municipality, the ancient historical centers: Kranj, Jesenice, Radovljica, Škofja Loka, Tržič, Zavšnica valley in Žirovnica and Poljanska e Selška valleys

Services: Press office, meeting room, workshop and spaces to promote your products, 2 set up meeting rooms, security service, bar and restaurant.

How to get to the fair: Comacchio is located 123 Km from Venice, 36 Km from Ravenna and 54 Km from Ferrara and is connected to the motorway. The nearby motorway connection Ferrara - Portogaribaldi and the National Road Romea make Comacchio easy to reach from anywhere in northern and central Italy.

Auto Parking: by the ex-sugar refinery of Comacchio; Comacchio stadium

Bus Parking: Bus-stop in via Marina, Bus Parking near Comacchio stadium

Camper Parking: near Comacchio stadium

Slow Mobility:
- Bike point - Free bicicle at: Cortile di Palazzo Bellini/Villaggio espositivo, Manifattura dei Marinati, Stazione Foce
- In barca da Comacchio a Stazione Foce: ferry service from Argine Fattibello to Stazione Foce (Valli di Comacchio) stopping at Dasesna dei Cappuccini (Manifattura dei Marinati).

Services included: giuded tours in the Po Delta Park; environmental education for children and for families, theoretical and in-the-field photography workshops, birdwatching lessons, trailers' rally.

Services not included: special excursions by boat, canoe and horse-back.

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