First of all, I would like to talk about the positive things: The park offers a few different shows which are all nice to watch. The possibility to take photos with the animals is certainly a cute idea for the kids. However, the question arises whether it is good to sell the animals for 25€ per photo (?). The dolphin show is of course the highlight of the park. It is also really cute and wonderful. However, at Oltre Mare, special attention is paid to pollution. There are pools filled with water and dirt that can be found in the sea, as well as animals that have been recreated from the garbage that floats in the sea. The sad and impossible part of the whole thing is the following: While down on sustainable and environmentalists is pretended, above the dolphins are kept in captivity. Now, I do not know of course whether the dolphins, since they were small, live there - then again they would probably have no chance of survival in nature and thus it is hardly animal cruelty. HOWEVER, the animals are still tortured. In the lagoon. The children step over the barriers, bang against the glass and provoke the dolphins. With sounds, noise and their hands they stress the dolphins, which according to the animal protection law falls under animal cruelty. And the parents do nothing about it, they even join in.

I am aware that there are probably too few employees to post guards in the lagoon, but it cannot be that the animals have to suffer from the inconsiderate behavior of the people.