Overlooking the river Po, the village of Polesella developed along the course of the Fossa di Polesella, a canal that connected the Po and the Canalbianco. After the 1951 flood, the Fossa has been closed thus changing forever the urban physiognomy of Polesella. However, its wealthy historical past can be easily seen when we wander along its streets. We can admire the rich villas built by the Venetian families in the 17th and 18th centuries. Some of the most beautiful villas are: the Armellini villa, with its typical cubic shape and a series of head-shaped friezes that adorn the façade, Ca’ Rosetta, one of the very few villas with two loggias in Veneto, and the amazing Morosini villa overlooking the Po. Nearby this villa, lies the Borgo S. Maura, one of the very few inhabited floodplain villages overlooking the large river. Some of the seven small beaches, close to the same number of piers, are still a regular destination for the local fishermen who have a close relationship with the Po. Polesella is probably one of the few villages in Polesine whose territory can be entirely traveled by bicycle in complete safety thanks to the particular attention paid to the promotion of tourism and environment. Polesella is the intersection for the cycling routes of Adige-Po, Left Po and Fissero-Tartaro-Canalbianco-Po di Levante. It is also forms one of the sections of the Silk Road route and the St. Anthony Route. Popular appointments for thousands of tourists are the Palio of the Angun, in June, and the White Night, in July.
