The Cattolica aquarium

The Cattolica aquarium

Cattolica is home to the largest Aquarium in the Adriatic, and the second largest in Italy. With an Area of 110,000 square metres, the Aquarium of Cattolica includes an Exhibition space with Aquarium and display tanks that host 3,000 specimens from over 400 different...
The Blue flag is …

The Blue flag is …

Cattolica can celebrate twenty-six years of the Blue Flag, an important recognition that has become a wonderful certainty. The Blue Flag Programme for Beaches, Marinas and Tourism Boats is run by the international, non-governmental, non-profit Organisation FEE (the...
The Green flag

The Green flag

La bandiera verde invece è un riconoscimento istituito nel 2008, da un’idea del pediatra Italo Farnetani. È una bandiera che serve a certificare una località marina con caratteristiche adatte ai bambini, selezionata attraverso un’indagine condotta fra un...
The port

The port

In ancient times the gulf of Cattolica together with the cliff in Gabicce Mare and the Promontory of Fiorenzuola di Focara were well known by those who sailed following the Spina Routes in the delta of the Po river. The thirteenth Century Nautical charts marked this...
Cubia’s eyes

Cubia’s eyes

Cattolica has its symbol : the Cubia Eyes. It was painted on every Boats Bow, and the painted eyes were intended to help the Ship to “see”, to frighten enemies, and to protect Riverboats from Monsters or Evil Spirits. It represent a very ancient Pagan symbol also used...