Mare d’Italia

Cesenatico is a small beach town: you can easily walk to everything. Bicycles are also a great transportation mean. The canal divides Cesenatico in two parts, Ponente (West) and Levante (East). Ponente is where the Marina is, as well as the Town Hall and the Civic Theater. Most of the hotels and restaurants are on the Levante side, where also shopping and residential centers are. There is a single bridge on the canal to cross sides, in the old city centre. A small passenger and bikes only “ferry”, sized for about a dozen people, continuosly run between the two sides of the canal. Pretty hilarious experience for a nominal fee (25c). 

The beach walk from the Grand Hotel (Piazza Costa), north to the canal and the pier is closed to traffic on summer evenings, from 8 pm to midnight. It’s a great time to walk, tasting an freshly made ice cream and listening to local bands. Shops are open, too.

If you drive, remember that parking is metered mostly everywhere along the beachwalk. Most hotels offer free parking to their guests.