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Walking down Via Petrarca, you reach Piazza de Curtis (3), better known as the comic Totò, here the weekly market is held every Saturday, a favourite with locals and tourists. From here you can reach the harbour (4), lively centre of the fishing industry in Cattolica.

Continuing towards the town centre, from the esplanade we can admire the beach (5) with its fine, yellow sand and the well organised lido, for which the town has been awarded the blue flag many times.
Next stop is Piazza 1° Maggio (6), renowned for its musical fountains, a show that takes place every evening at 10 p.m. during summer. The symbol of the town, the Mermaids Fountain, is to be seen in the middle of the square. The fountains, moving to the rhythm of the music and coloured lights, and the surrounding gardens make this square the main meeting point and the ideal venue for a souvenir photo, especially for those “just-married”.
Walking up Via Bovio and Mancini (7), which are a “must” for shopping addicts, you reach the Piazza Mercato (8), full of shops and where many open-air events take place, such as the market run by children, concerts held by new musical groups, the summer dancing lessons. The conferences and meetings held by the Civic University are held in the tiny theatre “Snaporaz” to be found at the far end of the square.
Moving on, turning left, we reach the Church of San Pio (9), patron saint of Cattolica, or turning right, the smaller church of Saint Apollinare. Opposite the smaller church is the Malatestian Fortress and the Museum of the Regina (10).
We now found ourselves in Via Pascoli, or the “old part of Cattolica”, rich in history and tradition.
In the summer, weekly antique markets are held during the evening.
At the far end of this street, walking towards Via Fiume and the sea, we reach Via Carducci e Via Dante (11), the two main streets during the summer season; full of shops, hotels, pizza houses – a sort of “up-market” bazaar where you can shop or just enjoy a pause in one of the many bars and restaurants. Via Dante is a pedestrian area!!

At the far end of Viale Carducci, near the Dolphinarium, last stop on our itinerary: the Park Le Navi (12), where the sea becomes a show with lots of aquariums and the special tank where it’s possible to actually touch and stroke the skates.