Rocca Possente
Its strategic position on the Po together with that of the Rocca di Ficarolo on the opposite bank to which it was connected by a chain, meant control over navigation. It was destroyed in 1521 but quickly rebuilt. Its peculiar walls at a slant gave better protection against enemy artillery. The star-shaped layout probably dates back to 1570 and it is this characteristic form that gave the name to the village of Stellata.
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VISITS ONLY OUTSIDE
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How to get here
By car: A13 motorway, exit Ferrara Nord direction Mantova; straight on for 15 km. Passed Bondeno, continue along via Zerbinate direction Stellata.
By bus: no bus service from Ferrara.
By bicycle: from Ferrara, along the greenway FE202 and then onto the cycle path the Destra Po, in Bondeno direction.
44° 57 01 N - 11° 25 22 E
