Gabicce Mare beach

Lido services

The fifty lidos of Gabicce Mare are numbered consecutively from the mouth of the Tavollo southwards. They are generally well kept, with neat rows of umbrellas and a wide range of services.

Most common services:

• Umbrellas and sun loungers with daily, weekly or seasonal booking
• Showers, toilets, changing rooms
• Bar and food service on the beach
• Lifeguards at every lido
• Free bicycle for guests at many lidos
• Anti-loss bracelets for children
• Sports courts (beach volley, beach soccer, beach tennis) at the larger lidos
• Play areas and baby clubs at various lidos
• Pedalo and canoe hire
• Free wifi at many lidos

Among the lidos with a themed identity is Zen Beach, with a Zen-style fit-out.

Indicative prices

The free beaches

At Gabicce Mare there are three stretches of free beach:

• Free beach by the harbour. At the northern end, near the Tavollo canal harbour
• Central free beach. A small stretch set between the lidos on the seafront
• Free beach of Sottomonte. At the southern end, at the foot of the Monte San Bartolo promontory, continuous with the park

They are free to use, without umbrellas and loungers, but served by the public toilets on the seafront and nearby kiosks. Sottomonte is the quietest stretch, at the edge of the resort.

Beach with children

Gabicce Mare is one of the most family-friendly Italian beaches. The reasons:

• Fine sand good for play
• Shallow seabeds: under a metre for the first 20 metres from shore, under 2 metres up to 50 metres out
• Breakwater barrier that softens the wave motion
• Italian Paediatricians' Green Flag, a specific recognition for child-friendly beaches
• Lifeguards at every lido
• Play areas, baby clubs, entertainment at the main lidos

Particularly well-equipped lidos for families:

• Bagni Zen Beach (Bagno 4): baby dance, kids' club
• Bagni 32: dedicated baby park, play area

Accessibility for people with disabilities

Three lidos at Gabicce Mare are specifically equipped for use by people with motor disabilities.

Accessibility at other lidos varies: check directly with the individual concessionaire before going.

Dogs on the beach

At Gabicce Mare there are specifically pet-friendly lidos, with services dedicated to dogs: bowls, showers, equipped areas, umbrella. Admission depends on the policy of the individual lido; usually a health booklet is required and the basic rules (lead, picking up after the dog) apply.

On the free beach stretches, dogs on a lead are allowed in compliance with seasonal municipal rules.

The seafront and the harbour

The beach faces a pedestrian seafront on two levels: the main promenade at sea level, and an upper level continuing to Sottomonte. On the seafront there are cafés, ice-cream parlours, restaurants and shops.

To the north, the beach borders the Tavollo canal harbour, active for fishing and pleasure boating. The mobile pedestrian-cycle bridge over the Tavollo, opened in 2008, links Gabicce Mare to Cattolica: the crossing between the two beaches on foot is immediate.

To the south, the beach closes on the Monte San Bartolo promontory, where the climb begins towards Gabicce Monte and the park entrance.

When to go

Bathing season: from late May to late September, with optimal conditions between mid-June and mid-September. Water temperature from 21 °C in June up to 25-26 °C in the central months.

Best period for families: June and September, with pleasant temperatures, fewer people than in July-August and more favourable prices.

Sea breeze active in the central hours of the day, softening the higher temperatures of July and August (28-32 °C usual, up to 33-34 °C on hot days).

Storms: the breakwater reduces the impact of north-easterly swell. Days of sirocco and libeccio leave the bay calm.

Useful distances