Discover what to do in Canda: gnocco festival, bike ride in Canda, Villa Nani Mocenigo. Want to know more? First of all…
Where is Canda?
The municipality of Canda borders to the north with Badia Polesine, to the southeast with Castelguglielmo, to the southwest with Bagnolo di Po and Trecenta, to the east with Lendinara and Castelguglielmo, to the west with Trecenta.
Gnocco festival
The 2023 edition of the gnocco festival took place from Friday 29 September to Wednesday 4 October in Piazza Dante Alighieri.
As every year, during this gastronomic event the historic heart of the village hosts a spacious and comfortable heated dining area where you can choose from tempting indulgent dishes that enhance the authentic flavors of the territory.
During the festival you can enjoy renowned dishes of gnocchi with cheese, with ragù, with radicchio and sausage, and with duck ragù. For lovers of meat and fish specialties, there are spaghetti with sardines, exquisite donkey stew with polenta, as well as succulent mixed grills, just to name a few of the dishes from the previous edition’s menu.
If you are wondering what to do in Canda, the gnocco festival is an ideal initiative to spend the autumn season in the setting of a welcoming river town with theatrical and musical performances, dance evenings, and culinary excellence to be savored with local wines and cold mugs of beer. The festival program also includes a rowing descent of the Mezzo River to discover the most suggestive naturalistic locations of the Rovigo countryside.
For more information about the gnocco festival, you can consult the Facebook page Pro Loco Canda.
Bike ride in Canda, Trecenta and Badia Polesine
The starting point of the itinerary is the parking lot in Piazza Dante Alighieri. Leave the facade of the church of San Michele on your right and proceed west, entering the park dotted with cedars, firs, and lindens that overlook the war memorial of Canda.
Cross the pedestrian crossing and take Via Scardovara on your right. After 600 meters, cross the small bridge on your left, then keep right on Via Vallalta to reach the entrance of Parco Vallalta. Bordered by the Tartaro-Canalbianco-Po di Levante, this silent green lung dotted with cedars, black locusts, palms, cypress poplars, hackberries, maples, and many other tall trees is one of the most enchanting naturalistic destinations in the municipality. The park includes a equipped picnic area for grilling.
After visiting the park, resume the route heading west for about 3 km along Via Vallalta and Via Vittorio Veneto, following the grassy banks of the canal.
Once you reach the Fluvial Bridge of Trecenta, turn right onto Via Alessandro Manzoni. Continue north for 1.8 km passing through the charming hamlets of Case Mirandola and Borgo Bassa until you reach Piazza Roma in the center of Pissatola (Trecenta), a pleasant locality where you will find the ancient church of San Girolamo and the Gorgo Malopera, a deep natural cavity framed by a lush mantle of riparian vegetation.
Cross Piazza Roma until you reach the ancient place of worship, then turn right onto Via Rosinella. The route continues north for just over two and a half kilometers, immersing yourself in the peaceful Rovigo countryside landscape marked by sunny vineyards, vast cornfields, and wheat fields lapped by a sinuous artificial watercourse shaded by tree of heavens, willows, elms, acacias, and lush ivy-covered shrubs.
At the intersection (45.07128784492748, 11.476183627583966) turn right and follow Via Muro for 750 meters among elegant farmhouses and splendid poplar groves. Once you reach the hamlet of Crocetta, at the roundabout take the first exit, pass the brick church of San Sebastiano Martire, and proceed southeast along Via Cà Giovanelli to the next roundabout. Take the first exit again and continue south along provincial road 12 for about 4 km until you return to Piazza Dante Alighieri.
Villa Nani Mocenigo
Facing Via Roma (45.03330816401338, 11.509197300557263), the southern entrance of the stately home is accessible via two staircases that lead to a majestic loggia, punctuated by four Corinthian columns. The ends of the loggia are supported by two Corinthian pillars. On the lateral sections of the southern facade stand two stone coats of arms of the noble Venetian family Nani.
Internally frescoed, the villa (closed to the public) is harmoniously set within a vast centuries-old tree-lined park.
If you are wondering what to do in Canda, Villa Nani Mocenigo is the most fascinating and historically significant architectural and artistic landmark in the municipality.
