Discover more about the Adriatic Coast

On holiday all year round, appreciating the outstanding hospitality of the Emilia Romagna Adriatic Coast: beach and sea, theme parks and art towns, nature and heavenly spa facilities, sport and nightlife, and the great events like Notte Rosa and Riviera Beach Games.
All within 110 kilometres of coastline.
Here's a list of the main town… starting from the North...

Lidi di Comacchio - Between Sea and Nature
Fine sandy beaches nestling gently between the blue of a calm sea and the protected green of the Po Delta, the Comacchio seaside resorts are an oasis of wellbeing and harmony; a balanced combination of absolute comfort and adventure, between a yearning for the sea which has been awarded the FEE Blue Flag, guaranteeing the quality of water for yoaers, alternate with a succession of pinewoods, lagoons, saltpans, natural dunes and woods.
www.turismocomacchio.it


Ravenna: The Mosaic Riviera
A city of unparalleled charm, Ravenna has very ancient origins and a glorious past: it's an actual treasure chest of art, and eight of its monuments have been declared World Heritage.
Ravenna seaside resorts, situated between the fine sand dunes and flourishing pinewoods featured in the works of Dante, Lord Byron, D'Annunzio and other illustrious poets, offer visitors an environment characterised by hospitality in hotel, campsites, houses and apartments.
The choice for an enjoyable holiday is wider than ever: sun and relaxation, fun and well-being in contact with nature, games and swimming pools for the kids, sports activities, excursions to the nearby Po Delta Park and tasty food and wine.
Furthermore: at the modern spa centre of Punta Marina Terme you can take a cure with the efficacious natural bromide and iodide salts water.
Mosaics: Ravenna boasts UNESCO monuments, decorated with marvellous mosaic which still shine in all their splendour. The city perpetuates this art in it mosaic schools and art-craft workshops. Guided tours available in summer.
www.turismo.ravenna.it

Cervia & Milano Marittima - Naturally Elegant
Tradition and modernity, traces of the ancient salt civilisation and elegant and sophisticated urban facilities, atmospheres of times gone by and a "worldly air" coexist side by side at Cervia and Milano Marittima. Two different, but complementary hearts for a locality that has earned itself a place of honour among Europe's holiday capitals.
On one side is Milano Marittima, with its fashion boutiques, crowded night clubs, modetrn hotels, well-tended roundabouts with gardens and greenery and a 27-hole golf club.
On the other side is Cervia, with its saltpans, the saltpan workers' village, the fishing nets on beard the fishing boats in the Canal Harbour, Piazza Garibaldi where numerous events are staged, the spa, the industrial architecture of the Salt Stores and the San Michele Tower.
Happy Birthday MiMa! - 100 years of beauty and style for this effervescent resort. Created in the centuries-old pinewood to an ambitious and avant-garde plan designed buy the painter Giuseppe Palanti, the garden city has seen its images and services grow in the name of elegance and prestige. 14th August 2012 is its official birthday, but the celebrations will begin much earlier with events, exhibitions, shows and unique initiatives. Starting in December 2011 with the Festival of Lights, inspired by the Fête des Lumières of Lyon, and continuing throughout 2012 with a rich programme of dates, each one more attractive and exciting than the next.
www.turismo.comunecervia.it


Cesenatico - A seafaring town
Top-class fish restaurants in a truly unique setting - a harbour designed five centuries ago by Leonardo da Vinci. Cesenatico is a town  that maintains a precise seafaring identity. Moored in the upper part of the canal harbour are the "bragozzi", "battane" and "trabaccoli" boats of the "Museo della Marineria" (Marine Museum), together with a splendid "dry" section, while behind the wharfs stand the "Conserve", enormous conical-shaped containers one used as a refrigerators to store the fresh fish, which was covered with pressed snow and ice. Cesenatico is also famous for its gourmet restaurants: every year over half a million people from all over Italy and Europe enjoy the culinary delights the town has to offer.
Cesenatico is one of the leading European seaside resorts with its 7 kilometres of fine sandy beach sloping gently down to the sea, which make it the ideal destination for younger holidaymakers.
www.cesenatico.it/turismo


Bellaria Igea Marina - a Holiday amidst greenery and the blue of the Adriatic
With its golden beach, its services and a wide range of offers for tourists, Bellaria Igea Marina enriches its attractions every year with new possibilities: sports, shows, fun, food&wine and shopping make it just right for all your needs, all the year round.
Lively and pleasant, always abreast of new trends, Bellaria Igea Marina welcomes its guests with pedestrian precincts lined with age-old plane trees, tranquil and relaxing, featuring boutiques, pubs and cafés which constantly surprise tourists with new offers and choreographic settings.
The countryside, coloured by cornfields and orchards, is easily reachable by bicycle or on foot along the pedestrian-bike lanes that take visitors from the centre towards the enchanting pathways of the river Uso.  Unique itineraries that offer evocative images and picturesque frames for an unforgettable stay.
www.comune.bellaria-igea.marina.rn.it


Rimini – The Fellini Capital
Why choose Rimini for a holiday? Because lots of people , on a 1 to 10 rating would still give the town top marks.
Beside the big beaches, the nightclubs, the historical buildings, its prestigious Congress and Exhibition Centre and its marina, Rimini is also known for being the home of one of the world’s most famous film directors Federico Fellini who, with his film “Amarcord”, brought to the screen one of Rimini’s best known buildings, the Grand Hotel, opened in 1908 and meeting place of the cream of international tourism.
The History: A walk through the past among the traces left by twenty centuries of history, from the Bridge of Tiberius to Castel Sismondo, from Piazza Cavour to Church of San Giovanni Evangelista, from the Arch of Augustus to the Tempio Malatestiano, from the Domus del Chirurgo to the Civic Museum, which tells the story of Rimini in over one thousand five hundred exhibits.
www.riminiturismo.it

Misano Adriatico – Quality Holidays in the Motor City
Surrounded by green hills, Misano Adriatico is able to offer its most welcome guests top-class beach establishments, accommodation structures and sport facilities, wide green spaces, cycle paths and an important nature reserve.
Its most important treasures include the Misano World Circuit, a splendid motor racing circuit which hosts motor racing events of international importance every year.
Since 2007, this circuit has been a test venue for the MotoGp, the world motorcycling championship.
Portoverde, the harbour of Misano, is very popular and can only be reached on foot or from the sea. The nautical tower dominates a modern dock which is one of the most extensively equipped on the whole Adriatic Coast and the very modern promenade, an inviting place to go for a peaceful, salubrious walk along the seafront.
www.comune.misano-adriatico.rn.it

Cattolica – The holiday queen
Shallow water, calm sea protected by the gulf, a gentle breeze, large and fully accessorised beach, the courtesy and skill of people who have made hospitality their profession for 100 years and leave nothing to chance: it all stems from attention to the individual needs of everyone, whether they’re children, families, young people or those who aren’t quite so young.
Life in Cattolica has always revolved around the town’s seafaring tradition. The big fishing harbour has also acquired importance as a “tourist harbour” following renovation work which has led rto the construction of the prestigious new Dock and “Cattolica Marina”, which offers berthing facilities for yachts and sailboats. Cattolica is synonymous with the joy of playing, free and careless, while mum and dad relax peacefully, having left all their worries far away.,
Cattolica Aquarium: a fascinating journey in the world of the abysses and a unique opportunity in Europe: swim in a tank with 14 sharks and see close up the aquatic acrobatics of the Humboldt penguins, directly from the coasts of Peru and Chile.
www.visitcattolica.com

Credits: visitemiliaromagna.com