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.

The penguins Becchetto, Piumino and Pinguetta are waiting for all the children to celebrate together.

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Opening times: 6, 7, 8 December, Sunday 14 and 21 December, and every day from 26 December to 6 January 2026 (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.

At Parco Oltremare in Riccione, Ulisse and the dolphins, together with all the other animals in the park, await visitors in Europe’s most beautiful lagoon for the Christmas holidays.

For the occasion, the park is decked out in festive decorations, with evocative and fairy-tale settings dedicated to the magic of the holidays.

In this atmosphere, visitors can experience all the new features of Oltremare 2.0 (exclusively indoors): from Genesis to Planet Theatre, passing through Village and Sapiens, you can discover everything about the evolution of man and the planet, before diving into the discovery of a new cave. In the new Speleos attraction, every visitor to the park can experience their first exploration and have fun among stalactites and evocative tunnels.

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Opening times: 6, 7, 8 December and every day from 28 December to 6 January 2026 (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 the longest-running and most famous miniature park in Italy, you don’t need wings to fly over Italy.

You can tour Italy in a single day thanks to the perfect reproduction of the Italian peninsula, from the Alps to Sardinia. Monuments, churches, seas, lakes, volcanoes, inhabited squares, and thousands of miniature trees.

Over 300 miniature monuments and fantastic attractions are included in the Holiday ticket: Venice, where you can take a gondola ride on the Grand Canal to St. Mark’s Square; Pinocchio, where you can travel through the fairy tale aboard a colourful little train; Torre Panoramica, with its breathtaking view from hot air balloons; Esperimenta, if you are interested in physics and science; and Piazza Italia, with its surprise bells and large Christmas tree!

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Opening times: 6, 7, 8 December, Sunday 14 and 21 December, and every day from 26 December to 6 January 2026 (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) in Bologna continues to be open during the Christmas period, with a programme packed with initiatives dedicated to children, from toddlers and teens, such as Santa’s Flight, the interactive Christmas Mission – Operation Gingerbread and the Skating Rink.

For older visitors, don’t miss the Christmas Markets: a journey through lights, scents and crafts, where you can find many excellent gift ideas.

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Opening times: from 29 November to 6 January (opening calendar)
Tickets: free admission with paid activities, tickets available on grandtouritalia.it

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

Here you will find many rides, roller coasters, bumper cars and games (for children of 9o cm and above) to entertain the whole family even in winter. And during the Christmas period, Luna Farm is decked out in lights, music and Christmas magic to welcome everyone with shows and sparkling surprises.

The little ones can also meet Santa Claus in his Enchanted House, and everyone will be amazed by the Bollemania (soap bubble) and Nevemania (indoor snow) shows.

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Opening times: various days from Saturday 6 December to Tuesday 6 January (opening calendar)
Tickets: available at biglietti.lunafarm.it