Last admission: 2 hours before closing
Fast Track
Wheelchair accessible
Did you know that a shark's liver accounts for 25% of its body weight? You'll learn hundreds of cool facts like this on your visit. At the largest Adriatic aquarium in Italy – The Aquarium of Cattolica – you'll be whisked on a journey of life under the oceans. Explore 100 exhibits and 3,000 specimens – there are 400 different species across four themed paths!
Come face-to-face with playful otters, energetic Humboldt penguins from the coasts of Peru and Chile, wobbly jellyfish, color-changing chameleons, 60 sharks, and more.
Get to know sea turtles and the struggles they face in this coastal region at 'Turtles in the Adriatic', and keep an eye out for the Hammerhead sharks who call the aquarium home. You'll find the largest bull sharks in Italy, jellyfish, moray eels, crustaceans, corals, seahorses, starfish, and thousands of marine organisms. It's an underwater adventure for the whole family, just a short ride from Rimini.
Once you're there, you can't miss exploring the new Dinosaur World. Emerging from the mists of time, dinosaurs are back to dominate the Earth! Allosaurs, Titanosaurs, Dracorex and many other species that inhabited our planet over 65 million years ago are among us again.
Combine Aquarium of Cattolica with other Cattolica favorites. Some things are better together.