Valle Millecampi

The Millecampi Valley is a wetland area of great natural interest that covers 1,608 hectares on the border between the provinces of Padua and Venice. Excursions in this open valley offer the opportunity to immerse yourself in the lagoon landscape among winding freshwater channels called "ghèbi", brackish water pools and large "barene" (salt marshes) periodically submerged by the waters at high tide.

Amidst the silence of the lagoon, it is not difficult to spot numerous species of animals that have found an ideal habitat here: surface and diving ducks, waders, sea swallows, little terns and black-winged stilts.

A large number of birds, such as grebes and herons, come to the oasis every year to spend the winter. Among the rare species, loved by birdwatchers, we would mention the red-throated loon, the great white egret, the black stork, the greater spotted eagle, the buzzard, the crane, the avocet and the oystercatcher. The vegetation that can survive in brackish water mainly includes statice, salicornia, grasses, rushes and artemisia.

In the municipality of Codevigo, in the Fogolana area, there are four casoni, which are typical dwellings of the valley. They have a square or rectangular plan with terracotta brick walls and a very steep four-pitched roof covered with marsh reeds. Finally, if you visit in the spring, don't forget to try the famous Conche asparagus.