The marina is located within a lagoon called Sacca di Goro, which protects it and makes it very safe for boating. It has 360 berths and can accommodate boats with a draft of up to 1.60 meters and a length of up to 15 meters. The marina, which covers an area of 15 hectares, was expanded in 2009 to its current size. Nearby, there is a fuel station and a mobile crane with a lifting capacity of up to 7 metric tons.
The port can be reached by sailing westward along the Scannone di Goro; half a mile from Volano Beach, you must turn north to enter the access channel, which is 2.50–3.00 meters deep. Two lighted buoys mark the start of a row of mooring posts, which you should leave on your left to reach the harbor after about 3 miles. The harbor basin is protected from the sea and the Scirocco winds by a reef several hundred meters long. The Goro lighthouse, which stands out high above the mouth of the Po River, serves as a reference point for traveling upriver and for stopping at restaurants accessible only by river.
Numerous boats depart from here to discover the environment of the Po Delta Park and go down the river to the sea, among islands and reed beds, a privileged place for the various species of birds to which the Sacca di Goro offers shelter.
The Scannone di Goro, also known as the “Island of Love,” is a strip of land of 8 km, formed by the advance of the Po River delta, which extends from the mouth of the Port of Goro toward Lido di Volano. On the outermost part of the Scannone, an isolated strip of sand called Scanno del Faro, stands theGoro Lighthouse, nearwhich long promenades lead to the beaches.
The Sacca di Goro is the ideal habitat for a wide variety of fish and for the cultivation of mussels, oysters, and clams, for which Goro is one of Europe’s leading exporters. The “Clam Festival,” created to celebrate this local specialty, takes place every year on the third weekend of July.
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