shopping

Cattolica has a wide range of quality retail outlets selling clothing, footwear, perfume and cosmetics, food and wine. A pleasant stroll down its tree-lined avenues in the centre, by day or night, reveals a whole series of showrooms, open-air bazaars, stalls and shops of all kinds. In the squares and along the main streets you will find big-name, top-fashion boutiques, designer footwear and accessories alternating with beautiful shops selling fancy goods, design articles and furnishings. There is also a wide range of summer shops and bazaars, selling bargains for the beach and summer holiday souvenirs.

The weekly markets are great for low-priced goods of every kind and original craftsmanship articles, but for those really looking to make a saving, there are outlets, shopping centres and factory shops in the area around Cattolica, where you can buy designer clothing, accessories and footwear at genuinely discounted prices. Charity markets are organised in Via Pascoli on special occasions, while during the summer this street is home to the art and antiques market on Mondays and Wednesdays, where with a bit of luck you will come across unique original must-buy articles.

Those spending the weekend in Cattolica can visit the weekly Saturday morning market in Piazza De Curtis. Walking around the stalls that heave with goods of every kind is a fun way to spend the morning, with bargains galore to be had.

The factory outlets, which can also be reached by bike from Cattolica hotels along the seafront, sell end-of-series products by big names made in Italy at fantastically reduced prices, including Gerani, Massimo Rebecchi, Iceberg, Max Mara and Stefanel.

If you have a car, the area surrounding Cattolica is home to lots of big shopping centres where you can admire the latest fashion trends, buy electronic goods of all kinds with great discounts, try on designer footwear and accessories and stock up in the big supermarkets.

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