Editing Tourism in Italy (section)

===River and canal tourism ===
{{further|List of rivers of Italy|List of canals in Italy}}
[[File:Navigli di Milano Naviglio Grande a Gaggiano01.jpg|thumb|[[Naviglio Grande]] in [[Gaggiano]], [[Lombardy]]]]
Italian rivers and canals attract tourists, who can travel along them both in their navigable sections with [[houseboat]]s and ships, and in non-navigable sections thanks to the use of [[canoe]]s and [[kayak]]s.<ref name="sportoutdoor24">{{cite web|url=https://www.sportoutdoor24.it/viaggi/italia/i-fiumi-navigabili-in-italia-per-una-vacanza-in-houseboat/|title=I 7 fiumi navigabili in Italia per una vacanza in houseboat|access-date=7 May 2002|language=it}}</ref> Along the Italian rivers there are naturalistic beauties, villages and cities, historical monuments and [[pilgrimage]] routes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://siviaggia.it/vacanze-natura/fotonotizia/visitare-fiumi-piu-belli-italia-natura-percorsi-mozzafiato/319465/|title=Visitare i fiumi più belli d'Italia, tra natura e percorsi mozzafiato|access-date=7 May 2002|language=it}}</ref> Some Italian rivers such as the [[Ticino (river)|Ticino]], the [[Orba (river)|Orba]], the [[Dora Baltea]] and the [[Elvo]] stream are frequented by tourists who try their hand as amateur [[gold prospector]]s, given the presence in the form of specks of this metal in the waters of these waterways.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.turismo.it/articolo/art/i-cercatori-doro-vanno-in-vacanza-id-2243/|title=I cercatori d'oro vanno in vacanza|access-date=7 May 2002|language=it}}</ref>

The most important Italian river that can be navigated is the [[Po (river)|Po]], which with its {{convert|652|km|abbr=on}} in length is the longest river in Italy and which is navigable from [[Turin]] to the mouth.<ref name="sportoutdoor24"/> Along the Po there are 12 ports, 111 berths (3 in [[Piedmont]], 39 in [[Lombardy]], 36 in [[Emilia-Romagna]], 33 in [[Veneto]]) and about 20 river operators who provide boat rental services and organize excursions and river cruises.<ref name="sportoutdoor24"/> Noteworthy is its delta mouth, which is one of the largest wetlands in Europe and the Mediterranean area, and which is rich in naturalistic beauties.<ref name="sportoutdoor24"/> From the river Po it is possible to reach, directly or indirectly by sailing along its tributaries, the cities of [[Cremona]], [[Mantua]], [[Parma]], [[Padua]] and [[Verona]].<ref name="sportoutdoor24"/>

The [[Brenta (river)|Brenta]] river is navigable from Padua to [[Venice]], where it has its mouth.<ref name="sportoutdoor24"/> Another noteworthy Italian river is the [[Sile (river)|Sile]], which is navigable from [[Treviso]] to the mouth, which is located near [[Jesolo]].<ref name="sportoutdoor24"/> Also important is the network of rivers and artificial canals are present between [[Friuli-Venezia Giulia]] and the [[Venetian Lagoon]], which is formed by {{convert|109|km|abbr=on}} of navigable canals.<ref name="sportoutdoor24"/> Also noteworthy is the Padana waterway, which connects Mantua to the sea via the [[Mincio]] river and the Po.<ref name="sportoutdoor24"/>

As far as the navigable canals are concerned, worthy of note is the touristic navigation service of the Lombard [[Navigli]], which is an urban transport network in the [[Milan]] area integrated by some lines of boats along these canals.<ref name="regione.lombardia">{{cite web|url=https://www.regione.lombardia.it/wps/portal/istituzionale/HP/DettaglioAvviso/servizi-e-informazioni/cittadini/Muoversi-in-Lombardia/Navigazione-laghi-fiumi-e-navigli/navigazione-turistica-navigli-lombardi/navigazione-turistica-navigli-lombardi|title=Avviata la navigazione turistica in Darsena|access-date=7 May 2002|language=it}}</ref> The tourist lines connect the [[dock]] of Milan with numerous ''[[Comune|comuni]]'' that rise along the [[Naviglio Grande]] up to [[Abbiategrasso]] and [[Turbigo]].<ref name="regione.lombardia"/> Tourist navigation is also present along the [[Naviglio Martesana]], in the stretch from [[Trezzo sull'Adda]] to [[Vaprio d'Adda]].<ref name="regione.lombardia"/>