Cattolica lies on an inlet on the sea where the Romagnola lowland with its ample beaches starts to meet the Marchigiane hills. Originally a Roman installation on the Flaminia Way, a centre for mail and accomodation, Cattolica has continued to maintain this way-station characteristic by strengthening its hospitality services. One of the first towns on the Adriatic Sea, Cattolica has in fact manifested its own tourist-bathing vocation

rom the beginnings of the last century (among the first holiday-makers was Luciano Bonaparte, Prince of Canino and brother of Napoleon, who stayed here with his family in 1823) and has since then been frequented by wealthy holiday-makers. Today Cattolica is a bathing center of international fame, preferred by northern European tourists for its sheltered beach, its efficient receptive structures and entertainment, and the local colour of its port which is one of the most important fishing ports of the Adriatic. Cattolica is a pleasant seaside town lying on a shore of fine, clear sand. It is a town to remember: its beach, the surrounding hills, its town squares, its dancing fountains, its avenues and its port. It is a town to remember for the cordiality of its people, for its hospitality and for the loves that blossom there; it’s a town to

talk about the thousands of things you come across there: a party, music in the town square, the charm of its theatre, good cooking that we feared was lost, a market of memories. Big and small events prepared with care and offered with spontaneity, roaring like the fireworks at Ferragosto or delicate like the flower show. Cattolica was born to be warmly receptive. A city that has demolished every architectural barrier, in its roads, in its plazas, in its public buildings. Ancient taverns that became famous inns in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance: a tradition of hospitality that has continued to grow till today. Behind its lights, its stores, its centres of fun and sport, the joy of vacation, Cattolica reveals her true soul: culture, museums, congress centres, hospitality.