On vacation in Romagna with children
For those who love amusement parks, Romagna offers plenty of attractions: the Oltremare Park in Riccione for families where you can admire the defines, sharks, birds of prey and other spectacular animals, Mirabilandia in Ravenna, the Aquarium in Cattolica for those who love to discover who populates our seas, Fiabilandia, the amusement park in Rimini for young children.
For those who love history and art, don't miss the castles of Romagna: San Leo, sa Marino, the very close Gradara, are truly splendid!
And the cities of art in Romagna the beautiful Ravenna and Rimini, a Roman and Renaissance city.
At the seaside with children in Romagna
Emilia Romagna, with its 110 kilometers of sandy, golden beaches, is among the favorite destinations for families with children.
Equipped beaches, fine sand, entertainment and services available, and the typical warm welcome attract thousands of families every year to spend happy and peaceful vacations in Romagna.
Beach vacations in Emilia-Romagna: award-winning beaches for families
Emilia-Romagna, with its more than 110 kilometers of sandy, golden beaches, is confirmed as one of the favorite destinations for families with children. Well-equipped beaches, fine sand, entertainment, dedicated services and the typical warm welcome attract every year thousands of families eager to spend peaceful and fun vacations.
🌊 Blue Flags 2024: excellent quality and services
In 2024, Emilia-Romagna was awarded 9 Blue Flags, recognition given by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) to seaside resorts that stand out for water quality, environmental management, services offered and safety. The award-winning resorts are.
Comacchio (Ferrara): Lido degli Estensi, Lido di Volano, Lido delle Nazioni, Lido di Pomposa, Lido degli Scacchi, Porto Garibaldi, Lido di Spina
Ravenna: Marina Romea, Porto Corsini, Marina di Ravenna, Punta Marina Terme, Lido Adriano, Lido di Savio, Lido di Dante, Lido di Classe, Casal Borsetti
Cervia: Milano Marittima, Cervia, Pinarella, Tagliata
Cesenatico: Zadina, Valverde, Villamarina, Ponente
San Mauro Pascoli: San Mauro Mare
Gatteo: Gatteo Mare
Bellaria-Igea Marina
Riccione
Misano Adriatico: Parco Mare Nord, Misano Centro, Porto Verde, Brazil
🏅 Green Flags 2024: child-friendly beaches.
Green Flags are awarded by Italian pediatricians to beaches that offer ideal characteristics for children: shallow and clean waters, fine sand for playing, presence of lifeguards, play areas and dedicated services. In 2024, in Emilia-Romagna, the locations awarded this recognition are.
Bellaria-Igea Marina (Rimini)
Cattolica (Rimini)
Cervia - Milano Marittima - Pinarella (Ravenna)
Cesenatico (Forlì-Cesena)
Gatteo - Gatteo Mare (Forlì-Cesena)
San Mauro Pascoli - San Mauro Mare (Forlì-Cesena)
Misano Adriatico (Rimini)
Rimini
Riccione (Rimini)
Ravenna - Ravenna Lidos
These beaches are particularly appreciated by families for the attention given to the little ones, guaranteeing peaceful and fun vacations.
Lido di Pomposa
Lido di Pomposa is a seaside resort in the province of Ferrara. It is part of the seven Lidi di Comacchio. Together with Lido degli Scacchi, it is par excellence the lido dedicated to families, thanks to its quality and beach control services and its modern bathing establishments equipped for the little ones.
For those who enjoy outdoor vacations, campgrounds and resorts offer ample opportunities for pitches and units and are distinguished by a wide range of services from private beaches to playgrounds to swimming pools.
Lido degli Scacchi
Lido degli Scacchi, along with nearby Lido di Pomposa, is a family-friendly seaside resort.In fact, tourist facilities that have placed family tourism at the center of their services and offerings have allowed this small town overlooking the Adriatic Sea to transform itself into a dreamy oasis, ideal for children's and parents' vacations.
The hotels and campsites are surrounded by greenery and equipped with all the comforts to suit the needs of young and old alike.
The bathing establishments offer complete peace of mind for parents thanks to the lifeguard and entertainment staff who keep children entertained.
Lido degli Estensi
A lido whose main feature is worldliness: it is the Lido del divertimento, the beach of the young, it is the shopping avenue.
The establishments insist on long beaches with fine sand in front of a calm, gently sloping sea.
Thus, it is ideal for the enjoyment of children, who can play and swim quietly, and for families.
Lido di Spina
The Lido owes its name to the thriving and ancient pine forest in which it is immersed, which connects directly to the Lidos of Ravenna.
Its streets, set in an urban interplay of semicircles, frame low, refined villas, often built by famous architects that characterize all seven resorts on the Comacchio coast, but especially Spina itself.
Accommodations for all needs can be found here: luxurious and full of comforts, comfortable and quiet, by the sea or in the center, in the green or in the most fashionable neighborhoods. Streets are dedicated to artists.
The Lido, which marks the border with the province of Ravenna, is also characterized by its immense beach and its numerous clubs that offer endless possibilities for entertainment.
Marina Romea
Marina Romea is one of the most elegant lidos on the entire Ravenna coast, whose foundation dates back to the mid-20th century.
It is an oasis surrounded by greenery, with a marina and riding stables, sports facilities and paths through the pine trees leading to the golden beach. Pleasant villas and still quite isolated hotels form a splendid setting of peace and tranquility. Behind it lies the natural area of the Po Delta Park, with the striking landscapes of Pialassa Baiona.
Marina di Ravenna
It presents itself as a dynamic and trendy resort, with clubs and bathing establishments and a tourist-hotel organization of great experience and tradition, capable of attracting during the summer period numerous families and young people. Surrounded by a lush coastal pine forest, the town is also appreciated for its traditional seafood cuisine.
Lido Adriano
Lido Adriano, located about 13km from Ravenna, is one of the most modern seaside resorts on the Ravenna coast. It is able to meet the needs of visitors of all ages, offering state-of-the-art facilities and many leisure activities. The town is full of stores, bars, restaurants, ice cream parlors, discos, as well as modern bathing establishments and numerous sports facilities, water games, and swimming pools.
Lido di Classe
It is a modern resort, referred to as a "living room by the sea" because of the particular accuracy of its street furniture, with first-class bathing and hotel facilities.
It is very close to the Foce del fiume Bevano nature area, an extraordinary corner of pine forest and free beaches.
Lido di Savio
Lido di Savio is the southernmost seaside resort on the Ravenna Riviera. It is distinguished by high hotel accommodation and sports facilities suitable for playing tennis, horseback riding and rowing.
The resort combines the advantages of serenity and moderate prices with the entertainment of the clubs in nearby Milano Marittima and the fabulous amusement park of Mirabilandia.
Milano Marittima
A very elegant and renowned resort on the Adriatic Riviera, it has managed to retain a truly exclusive charm and atmosphere. Entrance to the beach is free everywhere, and all the bathing establishments are equipped, organized and efficient, ready to guarantee fun in maximum safety. Plenty of opportunities to get together, in addition to sports: entertainment for young and old, games, music, beach dance by the sea, classic trump and bocce tournaments for fans and loyalists, and bar and restaurant service.
Cervia
The ancient "city of salt," the old "fishing village" and the vast expanses of the centuries-old pine forest, have been transformed in accordance with a tourism development that has been pioneered. To welcome you, an area rich in natural beauty, traditions, culture, history and hospitable places capable of offering countless attractions for a vacation of well-being, fun and relaxation.
Cesenatico
Cesenatico is a seaside resort and tourist destinationlocated on the Romagna Riviera, between Rimini and Ravenna, about 15 kilometers east of Cesena.
Cesenatico's beaches have much to offer families, as well as young people: they are full of children's playgrounds, sports fields and facilities.
The Levante beach compared to the Ponente beach is a bit better maintained and equipped: from castles for children to small restaurants, from small gardens with benches to pools on the beach to elegant furnishings. The beach, in the central area, is bordered by a bicycle and pedestrian path and along its entire length by the Gardens to the Sea, a green space equipped with children's games, paths, rest areas, and benches.
Valverde
The tourist area of Valverde, just 1.5 kilometers from the historic center of Cesenatico, is well equipped in terms of both services and leisure venues. The beach offers many opportunities: from book lending, to an internet point, from entertainment for all, to dedicated events tailored for adults and children.
Gatteo a Mare.
It offers patrons a single but large free beach, which does not have any special equipment but, a short distance away, there are organized establishments that constantly offer all kinds of animations such as gentle gymnastics, water aerobics, and fun activities for the little ones.
San Mauro a Mare
It is a cozy and quiet town, ideal for an intimate and relaxing stay, safe and familiar. With its modern facilities and qualified bathing establishments, full of parks and gardens it is particularly suitable for families.
Bellaria
Bellaria is a resort mainly chosen by families with children and groups. It offers level facilities, quality services and well-equipped beaches to spend intense days at the beach between sports and entertainment. Also very pretty is the historic center, which during the summer becomes the hub of the local movida. Bellaria is easy to get around by bicycle as are its surroundings.
Igea Marina
With its sea with shallow and safe waters and a clean and well-equipped beach it meets the needs of families with children, but also of those who like to be active, with the presence of sports fields and facilities that allow you to practice classic beach sports, but also water aerobics, beach tennis, beach soccer and group dances.
Torre Pedrera
Equipped beaches, clear and fine sand, tranquility and fun, all this and much more is Torre Pedrera, small village on the Riviera Romagnola not far from Rimini. Today, life in the small town winds along the seaside street, where the main clubs, restaurants and amusement arcades for the entertainment of the little ones are located. Organized excursions for cyclists and bicycle tourists depart from Torre Pedrera into the nearby hinterland and along the seafront, and there are also several sports facilities in the area.
Rimini
A barefoot stroll along the seashore for chats or meditations is certainly compelling every day of the year, in the excellent summer organization or in the lonely melancholy of the winter season.
Rimini is in the memories and dreams of generations of vacationers. The secret of its success is the friendliness, the hospitality of the places and its inhabitants, and an area famous for its 15 kilometers of beach.
Viserbella
An excellent alternative for those who want to spend beach vacations in tranquility and relaxation in the company of friends and family. The beach of fine, light-colored sand, is ideal for children, who can play and bathe safely, while adults have no shortage of opportunities for fun and sports, thanks to the services organized by the bathing establishments. For those who want to reach the center of Rimini, or the fair and convention center, it only takes ten minutes by bus, which operates both day and night.
Viserba
Golden sand, always calm sea, friendliness of lifeguards are characteristics of Viserba.
Beautiful for children is "Italia in Miniatura", the large theme park that faithfully reproduces Italy's most famous monuments, mountains and lakes.
Rivabella
Fine sandy beach and sea suitable for children and the elderly thanks to the shallow, sandy seabed and sheltered by cliffs. Summer life is lively with evenings of music and ballroom dancing; there is no shortage of entertainment for children and beach parties.
Bellariva
Bellariva is a beach area devoted to hospitality with family-run hotels.
Thewide beach of fine sand is accompanied by sports facilities: bocce, volleyball and basketball courts are available at the bathing establishments for guests, young and old. During the summer season, the tourist committee promotes numerous festivals, the "Hundred Days in Feast," which include traditional local festivals and typical fish "rustide," enlivened by the music of Romagna orchestras.
Marebello
Marebello is a small lido south of Rimini. The clean and well-maintained beach and the calm sea with shallow waters make this location the ideal solution for family vacations, with children and the elderly, but also for those who want to enjoy the precious beauties of the Adriatic Sea and Romagna without having to immerse themselves in the chaotic worldliness of Rimini and Riccione.
Rivazzurra
The bathing establishments in Rivazzurra are designed for a tourism composed of both families with children and young people.
Children can have fun without danger thanks to the clean beaches and shallow seabed and make a stop at Fiabilandia, the Disneyland of the Riviera.
Miramare di Rimini
Its sand and sea are renowned for spa treatments.
Discos, amusement arcades, the summer amusement park, and go-kart tracks are the main attractions for fun-loving people; sports fields on the beach to try your hand at beach tennis, volleyball or basketball.
Riccione
Worldliness and desire for fun, these are the key words that distinguish Riccione, the Green Pearl of the Adriatic, a chic and exclusive resort that is open to various types of tourism, from families with children to young people and groups. The only common denominator is the desire to experience an all-round vacation in which not to give up anything at all. In fact, Riccione offers services, facilities, entertainment and possibilities of all kinds.
Misano Adriatico
Misano is a particularly popular tourist destination for families thanks to its beautiful beach of clear, fine sand and a calm, safe sea. The oldest urban center is located in the hilly area of Misano Monte and offers visitors a picturesque view of the sea.
Cattolica
Cattolica is a completely renovated city, splendid and functional, elegant and stately. Just walk along its tree-lined avenues overlooked by stores and cozy places where you can enjoy an aperitif or eat. an ice cream, pause in the refurbished squares adorned with fountains with water and light effects.
The beach slightly sloping into the sea is safe for children and recommended for families.
Family hotels in Romagna
Romagna has always been synonymous with fun for all ages , but for the past few years Romagna has been the home of the family-friendly!
In Romagna there are many family hotels, hotels designed in every way for the fun and welcoming of children. Because if the hotel is for children, parents also relax and the vacation is for the whole family.