The Adige is one of the rivers that most contributed to the formation of this land. The constant supply of debris, sand and fresh water is at the origin of the formation of these environments. But the history of the Adige is also made of commerce, its auction was for centuries a complex world made up of customs, ports, moorings, raftsmen and rafts, ‘burchi’ (cargo boats), towpaths that allowed the transport of goods to the cities of the hinterland.