Cattolica

Known as the Queen of the Adriatic, Cattolica is a beautiful elegant tourist resort on the Adriatic Riviera, the first you come to in Romagna as you cross the border from the Marche region to the south.

18 km from the province’s capital city of Rimini, it has become the ideal city for family holidays. But it’s not just families who choose Cattolica for their holidays as it offers a truly varied selection of alternatives.

Those choosing Cattolica for their seaside holiday will find well-equipped beaches and safe, clean sea. Cattolica offers plenty of sports: in the water, on the beach, in fitness centres or on one of the nearby golf courses (one in San Giovanni in Marignano and another in Vallugola ) but also plenty of things to see and do, including music and the world of motor sport.

Fans of cycling tourism can count on excursions that can be pedalled from start to finish. While for lovers of good food and wine, Cattolica’s many restaurants and trattorias boast an inestimable number of delicious specialities, in an area rich in culinary and wine traditions.

A holiday in Cattolica is also a chance for young and old to have fun in its fabulous theme parks on the Riviera Romagnola, starting with the amazing Aquarium in Cattolica, a concentrate of entertainment for all ages and all tastes, with a range of attractions as diversified as they are exciting.

From fun to relaxation in Cattolica’s wellbeing centres, close to the sea or surrounded by green countryside. Cattolica also is also home to various cultural itineraries that explore all the small inland towns, in a countryside extremely rich in historical, artistic and popular heritage.

Concentrated between spring to autumn every year there is a whole calendar of the most wonderful events in Cattolica that attract numerous visitors to the city. One in particular is Notte Rosa in Cattolica, the longest night in the summer when the entire city and its coast play host to a whole series of shows, concerts, parties and events that continue until dawn.

As evening falls, there are lights, colours and a thousand different flavoured cocktails prepared in street bars in the centre, while in Piazza Primo Maggio, dancing fountains contribute to this attraction that draws visitors of every age. The ideal ingredients for a lively popular summer holiday in Cattolica.

Plus events of all kinds that make Cattolica’s nightlife hum all year round: concerts in piazzas and in the spectacular Arena della Regina and theatre and dance shows at the Teatro della Regina.

• Cattolica

• marina and new dock
• surroundings
• theme parks
• entertainment
• events and traditions
• relax and wellbeing
• shopping
• markets