In Cattolica, the largest aquarium in the Adriatic Sea hosts hundreds of marine and terrestrial species.

In the four routes, all indoors, visitors can discover Italy’s largest bull sharks, Humboldt penguins, otters, caimans, boas, pythons, chameleons, seahorses, thousands of fish and organisms from all the world’s seas, as well as the ‘Giant Insects XXL’ exhibition, with over 70 scale reproductions of insects.

During the festive season, there is even more fun to be had with themed shows and the chance for the little ones to wear make-up and transform themselves into magical Christmas characters.

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Opening times: 7, 8, 15 and 22 December and then every day from 26 December to 6 January (opening calendar)
Tickets: available at ticket.acquariodicattolica.it It is also possible to purchase a combined ticket with a second park or a season ticket.

In Riccione‘s Oltremare Park, during the Christmas holidays Ulysses, Mia and the other dolphins await young and old alike in Europe’s most beautiful lagoon.

In this park dedicated to nature, you can become a falconer for a day, discover alligators and dinosaurs in Darwin’s Forest, watch birds of prey such as buzzards, vultures, griffon vultures and owls in flight, and even meet barn owls and wallabies.

During the festive season, the amazing snow-show Magic Crystal also arrives, while in the Christmas Harbour the atmosphere is enhanced by the Frozen Fountain, the Sugar Mine where the Gingerbread Men live, the Bubble Rain, the exciting bonfire and the presence of Santa Claus.

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Opening times: 7 and 8 December and then every day from 28 December to 6 January (opening calendar)
Tickets: available at ticket.oltremare.org  It is also possible to purchase a combined ticket with a second park or a season ticket.

In Rimini, in Italy’s longest-running and most famous miniature park, you don’t need wings to fly over Italy.

You can tour all over Italy in just one day thanks to the perfect reproduction of the Italian boot, from the Alps to Sardinia. Monuments, churches, seas, lakes, volcanoes, inhabited squares, and thousands of miniature trees.

For the Christmas time everything will be festively decorated, and in the magical Piazza Italia the public will be welcomed with a big Christmas tree, children’s make-up artists to transform the little guests into their favourite characters, and hundreds of lights. Also included in the ticket are the attractions Venezia, Esperimenta, Pinocchio and the Panorama Tower.
Cinemagia7D, the cinema with over 7 special effects, will also be open (with a separate admission ticket).

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Opening times: 7, 8, 15 and 22 December and then every day from 26 December to 6 January (opening calendar)
Tickets: available at ticket.italiainminiatura.com It is also possible to purchase a combined ticket with a second park or a season ticket.

Grand Tour Italia (formerly FICO) has reopened in Bologna with a new layout and many new opportunities to take a food and wine tour of the peninsula.
At Grand Tour Italia it is possible to travel through the diversity of the Italian regions, thanks to the exhibition areas dedicated to each region, made up of an osteria where you can taste traditional local dishes and a sales area where you can see and buy typical local products.

During the Christmas period, the park is enriched by the Bologna Games Village, the skating rink, the travelling Christmas Village with shows and entertainment for children, and the Christmas markets with exclusive handicrafts.

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Opening times: 21 November to 6 January (opening calendar)
Tickets: free admission with paid activities, tickets available on grandtouritalia.it

Also in Bologna, in the same building as Grand Tour Italia, but in an area with a separate entrance fee, Luna Farm, an indoor amusement park dedicated to the world of farms, is open all year round.

Here there are many rides, roller coasters, bumper cars and games (for children over 90 cm tall) to keep the whole family entertained even in winter. During the Christmas period, Luna Farm also dresses up and becomes the home of the Grinch and his brothers to entertain the little ones.
You can also visit Santa’s house, write your letters with the elves, discover the world’s largest snowball and… witness a magical snowfall!

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Opening times: 30 November to 6 January (opening calendar)
Tickets: available at biglietti.lunafarm.it