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Special evening opening of the Blue Itinerary 
THE BREATH OF THE DEPTHS 
4, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27 August - 1 September 
By day it is an aquarium; by night it is another world. 

As daylight fades, the aquarium takes on a new character. Reflections multiply on the large glass panels, colours become more intense, sounds become enveloping, and every tank becomes a window onto a living, ancient world. 

The Breath of the Depths is the experience you least expect: a nocturnal encounter with the creatures of the sea. 
From the Humboldt penguin colony, with their lively little families, you’ll pass through the large door shaped like a shark’s mouth to come face to face with the sea.
Pass through the mangrove grove to reach the large central tank, where sharks reveal their true nature — rulers of the sea, not predators to be feared — then walk through the tunnel surrounded by the sea on all sides to reach the ‘Relitto dei Giganti’, the new attraction for 2026.

This large tank shows you how the sea reclaims abandoned spaces, transforming the rusted metal of a ship’s hull into a refuge for new forms of life.

At the end, in the touch pool, stingrays and dasyatis await you with their velvety wings.

‘The Breath of the Depths’ is the aquarium you least expect, offering a sensory experience you’ll never forget. 

We look forward to welcoming you after sunset.  

USEFUL INFO

When: 4, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27 August - 1 September 

Opening hours: from 8.00 pm to 11.00 pm 
Ticket office open: from 8.00 pm to 9.30 pm / Closing time at 11.00 pm 
Last admission: 9.30 pm 

SPECIAL EVENING TICKET from 8.00 pm (The Breath of the Depths – Itinerary)  
single price for adults and children   €18.00 

Facilities: Shark Shop – the shop of the deep 8.15 pm – 10.30 pm

 

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Contacts
Media Relations and Press Office
Antonella Bianchi - Rita Celli
stamparomagna@costaedutainment.com  

Tel: 0541/8371 (Cattolica) - 0541/4271 (Riccione) - 0541/736736 (Rimini)

 

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Cattolica Aquarium awaits you every Saturday and Sunday in October
Special days: Happy Halloween on Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November!
News of the Season: the Penguin Chicks and the Wreck of the Giants.

Don’t-miss the highlights! 

The penguin chicks. Come and see how much Mela and Biscotto have grown! They swim alongside the Humboldt penguin colony and are among the most adorable stars of the season.

The Wreck of the Giants. The sunken wreck that has become home to giant groupers, moray eels and brightly coloured scorpionfish: silent guardians of a sea worth protecting.
 

Your routes

BLUE entrance. Marvel at the huge bull sharks and the winged sharks, and meet jellyfish, seahorses, clownfish, unicornfish and batfish.

GREEN entrance. Step into the reptile house and get up close to snakes, basilisks and bearded dragons. Don’t be afraid if you come across pythons, boas, poison dart frogs and hissing cockroaches!

YELLOW entrance. Ever seen a caiman’s teeth break the surface of the water? Spot their silent presence in this rriver-systems realm, home also to Asian small-clawed otters.

PURPLE entrance. If you thought insects are teeny-weeny beings, wait until you see them supersized! The “Giant Insects XXL Edition” exhibition features 70 life-size replicas, including a three-metre-high mantis and a five-metre-long ant.

Happy Halloween at the Aquarium
On Halloween weekend, the lair of the Great Shell becomes the home of bizarre creatures: Zombie Jellies, Phantomfish, Gigacrabs and Octopumpkins. The gaping jaws of a huge shark are the portal to the BLUE route. Get ready for a breathtaking adventure beneath the surface of the sea.

Guess who's coming to feed
Don’t miss the feeding times for penguins, otters, stingrays and bull sharks. Check the schedule here: Feeding Hours

Opening times October:
Saturdays and Sundays, including 31 October and Sunday 1 November
Ticket office: open 10.00 am to 4.30 pm
The Aquarium closes at 6.30 pm
Last admission: BLUE route at 5.00 pm; YELLOW, GREEN and PURPLE routes at 6.00 pm

 

Christmas is coming to the Cattolica Aquarium with submerged nativity scenes and many beautiful novelties under the tree, such as the baby penguin!

For the Christmas period the largest aquarium in the Adriatic awaits you in Romagna, on 8th, 9th, 10th and 17th December and then every day from 26th December to 7th January. To welcome the public there will be a magical scenography... in a Christmas way!
Face painting will entertain both adults and children. The large Christmas Tree is unmissable and underwater nativity scenes appear among the tanks, designed and handmade by artists from all over Italy!

The entrance ticket includes a visit to 4 colorful routes with thousands of animals! In the Blue the first encounter is with the Humboldt penguin family and it is precisely here that the big Christmas surprise arrives: a new baby penguin! Come and meet him and discover his name!
Along the way you will then discover thousands of species of marine animals and you can experience a close encounter with the largest bull sharks in Italy . In the Yellow route you will encounter asian otters, caimans and other freshwater species. In the Green, however, live pythons, boas, chameleons and other reptiles and insects from all over the world. In Viola there is the "Insetti Giganti XXL" exhibition with over 70 scale reproductions of insects.

Snow Queen Truccabimbi will be available to families on these days: December 9-10-30-31 and January 1st-2-6-7 , from 10am to 1pm and from 2pm to 5pm.  

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