A town whose roots run back to Roman times, Boretto lays on the right bank of the Po; this area was long occupied by the Venetians, the "Adriatic seafarers", that here built a basilica consecrated to their patron, Mark the Evangelist, and dedicated the churches of its two districts to Saint Roch (San Rocco) and to the Holy Cross (Santa Croce).
In 1958 the "Leone Marciano", a sculpture brought by river from Venezia, is placed in Piazza San Marco (Boretto's square) as a symbolic offering to the community.

In the square stands the Town Hall attached to its bell tower (where stunning frescoes can be admired on the boardroom's walls; they were realized by Marcello Nizzoli in 1911), and close to the imposing grand staircase, entrance to the area of Lido Po.

Lido Po is the focal point of Boretto's leisure and touristic life: it is equipped with a zone devolved to yachting and recreational boating, dining areas, boat and bike rentals. Lido Po is then crossed by the ciclovia VenTo (a still in progress cycle route from Turin to Venice) and it is the starting point of river excursions, but it is also an evocative place where the ancient and typical tradition of river shipbuilding openly manifests while paying a visit to the Musei dell'acqua (three museums dedicated to water, the river and their activities).