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...
Mussel Farm

Mussel Farm

Mussel is a mollusc with a black shell very common in the Mediterranean Sea, that lives attached to the rocks to which it adheres with the byssus, a fibrous tissue produced by a gland also used for weaving. Today a large part of the production comes from the Sea...
The ships

The ships

It was June 28, 1934 when, in just nine months of construction, the Architectural Complex of Le Navi (The Ships) was built and inaugurated. This was the marine colony “XXVIII Ottobre”, for the children of Italians abroad, which now houses the Aquarium of...
Cattolica’s Clam

Cattolica’s Clam

Among the excellences of Cattolica, the clam stands out. This small saltwater mollusk (chamelea gallina) is a marine bivalve of the family Veneridae, characterized by concentric ridges on the shell and its whitish, cream or pale yellow colour, with three red-brown...
Beaches

Beaches

With a Coastline that stretches for 2 km, our sandy Beaches are perfect for swimming, sunbathing, and sports activities. The Beach is organised in well-equipped beach zoneS and four PUBLIC areas, where Lifeguards and Rescue Services supervise everyday over the...