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Aquarium of Cattolica
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The Aquarium of Cattolica is the second largest public aquarium in Italy. It is located in Cattolica on the Adriatic coast. It was inaugurated in 2000.
Nearby attractions
Play Planet Baloo
Via Litoranea Sud, 80, 47843 Misano Adriatico RN, Italy
Nearby restaurants
PesceAzzurro Cattolica
Piazzale delle Nazioni, 1/a, 47841 Cattolica RN, Italy
Ristorante La Puracia
Via Gran Bretagna, 2, 47841 Cattolica RN, Italy
Bar Ristorante Garbino
Via Foce, Via Destra Ventena, 47841 Cattolica RN, Italy
Ristorante Pizzeria Bar Rio
Via Carducci, 157, 47841 Cattolica RN, Italy
Be Kind Cattolica
Via Carducci, 118, 47841 Cattolica RN, Italy
Bar Meeting
Via Gran Bretagna, 1, 47841 Cattolica RN, Italy
Da Carletto - For Luvación People
Via Carducci, 100/102, 47841 Cattolica RN, Italy
Il Coloniale Cattolica
Via del Turismo, 105, 47841 Cattolica RN, Italy
Bizulà Ristorante
Via Facchini, 14, 47841 Cattolica RN, Italy
Piccadilly Mare
Via Gabriele D'Annunzio, 11, 47841 Cattolica RN, Italy
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Altamarea Beach Village
Via del Turismo, 105, 47841 Cattolica RN, Italy
Beach 96 Augusto & Stefano
Via Santa Chiara, 96, 47841 Cattolica RN, Italy
Portoverde Beach
Via Passeggiata dei Fiori, 17, 47843 Misano Adriatico RN, Italy
The Beach Malu '90-93
Via Marechiaro, 47841 Cattolica RN, Italy
Bagni 86-87-88
Via Venezia, 51, 47841 Cattolica RN, Italy
The Lido Delle Sirene - Beach Catholic
Via Venezia, 47841 Cattolica RN, Italy
Marcello 76-77 Adele beach
Via Milano, 47841 Cattolica RN, Italy
La Playa Cattolica
Via Firenze, 47841 Cattolica RN, Italy
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Hotel Alexander
Via Gran Bretagna, 16, 47841 Cattolica RN, Italy
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Via Gran Bretagna, 18, 47841 Cattolica RN, Italy
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Via Svizzera, 3, 47841 Cattolica RN, Italy
Hotel Aragosta
Via del Turismo, 7, 47841 Cattolica RN, Italy
Hotel Diplomat Marine
Via del Turismo, 9, 47841 Cattolica RN, Italy
Hotel Trevi
Via Facchini, 12, 47841 Cattolica RN, Italy
Hotel Negresco Cattolica
Via del Turismo, 10, 47841 Cattolica RN, Italy
Hotel President
Via Gran Bretagna, 20, 47841 Cattolica RN, Italy
Hotel Universal
Via Carducci, 108, 47841 Cattolica RN, Italy
HamilTown Hotel Bijou
Via del Turismo, 5, 47841 Cattolica RN, Italy
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Aquarium of Cattolica

Piazzale delle Nazioni, 1A, 47841 Cattolica RN, Italy
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Open until 12:00 AM
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The Aquarium of Cattolica is the second largest public aquarium in Italy. It is located in Cattolica on the Adriatic coast. It was inaugurated in 2000.

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attractions: Play Planet Baloo, restaurants: PesceAzzurro Cattolica, Ristorante La Puracia, Bar Ristorante Garbino, Ristorante Pizzeria Bar Rio, Be Kind Cattolica, Bar Meeting, Da Carletto - For Luvación People, Il Coloniale Cattolica, Bizulà Ristorante, Piccadilly Mare, local businesses: Altamarea Beach Village, Beach 96 Augusto & Stefano, Portoverde Beach, The Beach Malu '90-93, Bagni 86-87-88, The Lido Delle Sirene - Beach Catholic, Marcello 76-77 Adele beach, La Playa Cattolica
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+39 0541 8371
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acquariodicattolica.it
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Nearby attractions of Aquarium of Cattolica

Play Planet Baloo

Play Planet Baloo

Play Planet Baloo

4.3

(174)

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Nearby restaurants of Aquarium of Cattolica

PesceAzzurro Cattolica

Ristorante La Puracia

Bar Ristorante Garbino

Ristorante Pizzeria Bar Rio

Be Kind Cattolica

Bar Meeting

Da Carletto - For Luvación People

Il Coloniale Cattolica

Bizulà Ristorante

Piccadilly Mare

PesceAzzurro Cattolica

PesceAzzurro Cattolica

4.3

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Ristorante La Puracia

Ristorante La Puracia

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(470)

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Bar Ristorante Garbino

Bar Ristorante Garbino

4.3

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Ristorante Pizzeria Bar Rio

Ristorante Pizzeria Bar Rio

4.2

(286)

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Beach 96 Augusto & Stefano

Portoverde Beach

The Beach Malu '90-93

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Marcello 76-77 Adele beach

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Beach 96 Augusto & Stefano

Beach 96 Augusto & Stefano

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Portoverde Beach

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Reviews of Aquarium of Cattolica

3.9
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1.0
3y

I honestly would start by saying if it was possible I would rate this place zero stars. Let me explain in detail why:

No dedicated good parking spot and the one that already exists is a joke. It is close to impossible to arrive here with small children and find parking. The one marked on Google maps didn't even look like a parking spot that can serve an aquarium with many visitors. Don't think of going there by car, terrible experience.

We bought tickets online and still we had to wait more than an hour to get in because at every entrance they need to check your tickets, ridiculous and very ineffective policy, in fact the lines were long. We complained about this to the employee and their response was: This is Italy... This is a second point why you should avoid this place with small children. Ohh wait shouldn't aquarium be accommodating small children, I guess not this one. Terrible service...

Good luck if you have stroller or you need a wheelchair, this aquarium is ridiculous in this perspective since to see things you need to take stairs. Third point why this place is not worth it.

People are just not respecting the personal space and spend tremendous amount of time taking photos and videos. My daughter couldn't see anything basically not to mention that my son who is one year old basically was even more stressed being here. You need to literally push out people to see anything. The fourth point is why this place is not worth the visit.

Price for what you get: Tickets for 2 adults and one child were over ( my son luckily was for free ) costs over 60 euro. Really not worth it for the money you pay you should get a much better experience.

As a bonus you get frozen piadina from the bar so even in food they failed.

Overall avoid this place. It is really overpriced, badly organized and simply not worth your time and effort. We arrived there enthusiastically and happily but that lasted a...

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2y

SAD. If you have a tiny bit of love for animals, please don't go there. There are so many problems in this place but here are the main ones: Most of the tanks are way too small and only have fake plants and fake rocks. Animals are either trying to hide desperately or running in circles like crazy Animals don't seem to receive good care: we can smell a very strong odor there and most of them have awful scars. For example, the penguins have some identification rings attached that hurt and scratch them constantly The most choking thing to me was the open stingray pool and here is what you can read about it on their website: "For safety reasons, the spine is periodically trimmed". This means: "You can see an open wound on their tail but don't worry it's fine". Obviously, all these rays with their spine cut off are not moving and seem barely alive Please, don't waste your money on this. I know how it could be tempting to offer this to your kids or even to you but trust me, you will enjoy way more watching...

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22w

Siamo stati oggi, 18/08/2025, a fare la visita all'acquario con il mio compagno. Esperienza deludente, ma andiamo con ordine... Siamo arrivati ad ora di pranzo, dopo aver fatto il biglietto (ben 46€) cerchiamo posto per gustare il nostro pranzo. Come cercare un'oasi nel deserto, anzi nella selva...nonostante i 40 gradi all'ombra, il 90% i tavolini del parco erano completamente sotto il sole e l'erba delle zone verdi alta e per nulla curata, anche il parco giochi per i bambini sotto il sole rovente. Cerchiamo un po' d'ombra sotto alcune scale, quindi, chiaramente pranziamo in piedi. Ci avviamo per prima cosa all'ingresso blu, poche vasche rispetto alle nostre aspettative, tante tavole illustrative ed esplicative, zona inerente la plastica nei mari e molte rampe di scale (6), ma pochi pesci, molti assolutamente comuni, tipo spigole, anguille, murene ed un polipo o semplici scalari. Al termine del giro, per fortuna siamo stati avvisati da una voce registrata, in prossimità dell'uscita e dunque della vasca dei trigoni (la cosa, a mio avviso, assieme agli squali, più bella del percorso) che per rientrare occorreva un timbro, che, per fortuna, ci siamo fatti apporre. Passiamo poi al percorso verde, ossia la parte dei rettili, zona molto stretta, piccola ma carina. Percorso giallo, siamo entrati ed usciti, all'interno solo un caimano e due lontre. Entrata viola, inutile, insetti in plastica attaccati a dei muri o poggiati sul pavimento. Dalla disperazione per il ticket pagato, il parcheggio e le ore impiegate per arrivare siamo rientrati nel percorso blu dove siamo rimasti seduti a delle panche in prossimità della vasca dei pinguini. Questa volta nel rientrare, il fotografo dell'acquario, abbastanza molesto, voleva fotografarci per forza (all'uscita le vendono, come se non fosse abbastanza quanto pagato) e soprattutto le immagini restano e vengono proiettate per 24 ore, violazione palese della privacy e nonostante il no deciso ha continuato ad insistere fino a quando, con estrema cortesia, dopo averlo ringraziato, siamo passati oltre. Insomma, dalle 13 che siamo entrati, alle 15 avevamo già finito la visita, nonostante il mio amore per gli animali e dunque il tempo speso davanti ad ogni singola vasca. Ah, anche il tizio del parcheggio davvero scortese e poco professionale, nonostante non ci fosse nessuno all'ingresso, quindi stavamo proseguendo alla ricerca di un parcheggio, esce dalla biglietteria urlando che lui stava lavorando, usando turpiloquio, come se volessimo evitare di pagare il biglietto (altri 10€). Infine, osservando la piantina ci siamo accorti del percorso con i dinosauri, anche qui, un sentiero sterrato e polveroso con dei dinosauri in plastica a grandezza reale, tutto rigorosamente sotto al sole cocente. Penso che 15€ a persona sarebbero più che appropriati per chi magari è già in zona, per chi come noi, viene da fuori e fa ore di macchina, non vale la pena. Mi dispiace ma sconsiglio vivamente. Che il mio sia uno spunto di riflessione per apportare...

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This is one of the most popular place in the area so a little planning is needed! First of do not visit the park in peak hours which are between 12 - 15. Come as early as possible or at 16 (plan about 2h to see everything). Buy tickets online to skip the queue. Do not plan to eat here as there are to many people with the same idea, instead you can get food at plenty of restaurants nearby that also have better food. Take your time in the aquarium (blue pavilion) as that us the highlight. People move fast so if you wait a minute you can usually get a great view. Parking can be scarce in the area so if you cant find a spot you can try to park in the streets and walk there. Pricing is a bit on the high end but children love it so it is worth it as long as it is not to crowded. Also buyin online the tickets are cheeper by up to 20% I would recommend visiting the aquarium on a thursday or friday. 4 stars as it was a bit pricey and some areas are a bit run down.
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È stata una bella esperienza visitare il vostro acquario! I miei animali preferiti sono stati i pinguini di Humboldt e lo squalo leopardo, ma mi piaceva anche la sala dell'era mesozoica
Andrea MoroAndrea Moro
Kind of rubbish place. I've been literally robbed: 70 euros for 2 adults and 2 children, when something like this is in the UK would not cost more than £35 with a family ticket. The place is for most of its part inaccessible to impaired and disabled person. It's also poorly maintained (rubbish everywhere, gums, ashes) and the staff almost unwilling to work. The entrance was so distressing and unfriendly which I was tempted to run away. The worse of all is that being on holiday I clearly was not having a printer and the guys were kind of not keen to let me in because they were not able to use their scanner on a mobile device. An overall visit could last no more than 2.5 hours, with the best being only the one with fishes. The new entry, built in 2016 is kind of joke, with some posters and some plastic animals. Absolutely not worth all that money. A place like this should cost no more than 7 euro per person.
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This is one of the most popular place in the area so a little planning is needed! First of do not visit the park in peak hours which are between 12 - 15. Come as early as possible or at 16 (plan about 2h to see everything). Buy tickets online to skip the queue. Do not plan to eat here as there are to many people with the same idea, instead you can get food at plenty of restaurants nearby that also have better food. Take your time in the aquarium (blue pavilion) as that us the highlight. People move fast so if you wait a minute you can usually get a great view. Parking can be scarce in the area so if you cant find a spot you can try to park in the streets and walk there. Pricing is a bit on the high end but children love it so it is worth it as long as it is not to crowded. Also buyin online the tickets are cheeper by up to 20% I would recommend visiting the aquarium on a thursday or friday. 4 stars as it was a bit pricey and some areas are a bit run down.
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È stata una bella esperienza visitare il vostro acquario! I miei animali preferiti sono stati i pinguini di Humboldt e lo squalo leopardo, ma mi piaceva anche la sala dell'era mesozoica
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Kind of rubbish place. I've been literally robbed: 70 euros for 2 adults and 2 children, when something like this is in the UK would not cost more than £35 with a family ticket. The place is for most of its part inaccessible to impaired and disabled person. It's also poorly maintained (rubbish everywhere, gums, ashes) and the staff almost unwilling to work. The entrance was so distressing and unfriendly which I was tempted to run away. The worse of all is that being on holiday I clearly was not having a printer and the guys were kind of not keen to let me in because they were not able to use their scanner on a mobile device. An overall visit could last no more than 2.5 hours, with the best being only the one with fishes. The new entry, built in 2016 is kind of joke, with some posters and some plastic animals. Absolutely not worth all that money. A place like this should cost no more than 7 euro per person.
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