The queen’s museum

The queen’s museum

The Museum of the Regina (Museo della Regina) in Cattolica was founded in 2000 in a building that was once (1584) the old Pilgrim’s Hospital (Ospedale dei Pellegrini). Inside, you will find two Routes, one of an archaeological nature, exhibiting artefacts found during...
The oratory of Santa Croce

The oratory of Santa Croce

The small building born as the Church of the ancient Hospital, represents one of the most interesting architectural structures in the historical Center of Cattolica. For centuries the Church of Santa Croce was an important place of worship and a meeting point for the...
The Malatesta fortress

The Malatesta fortress

An imposing Malatesta Fortress sets in the heart of the historical Center of Cattolica. It can dated back to 1490/1491, and was built during the Dominion of Pandolfo Malatesti. The building offered an efficacious defence and was placed in an excellent point to control...
Church of S. Apollinare

Church of S. Apollinare

The historical centre of Cattolica is identifiable with that part of Town that was built corresponding to the ancient “castrum” of the 1200s. The most relevant architectural and historical elements of “old Cattolica” are characterized by the...
Queen’s Theater

Queen’s Theater

Designed by Pier Luigi Cervellati in 1984, it is a typical “Italian-style Theatre”, the first in Italy built ex novo after the war. Inaugurated on 14th January 1996, the theatre was built in record time, only nine years, to prove the great City commitment...
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...