Bellaria-Igea Marina keeps its pleasures straightforward: the beach, the promenade, and a handful of genuine curiosities that reward a wander away from the sand. The Saracen Tower is the town's most distinctive landmark, a sixteenth-century watchtower that now houses an improbable double collection of shells and banknotes. The long Adriatic beach is the main draw for most visitors — family-friendly, well-organised, and framed by stabilimenti (beach clubs) that supply sunbeds, umbrellas, and cold drinks from June to September. For a change of scene, the nearby birthplace of the poet Giovanni Pascoli in San Mauro Pascoli makes an easy excursion, and the summer Anteprima film festival brings independent cinema to town.