Italy has its Atlantis. It is located on the sea in front of Cattolica.

Discovering the Italian Atlantis, located in front of Cattolica, between legend and reality

Italy also has its Atlantis and would be located between Cattolica and Gabicce. A “sunken” city, as they called it, has always been shrouded in mystery because there is actually no real evidence to prove its existence.

However, people continue to talk about it and visitors, as well as the local population, continue searching in that section for evidence and finds that could hide traces of its past.

But what are the first documents that attest to its existence? The first written traces are found in the words of an anonymous commentator of the Divine ComedyThen, in the 15th century, Flavio Biondo called it the Conca settlement. And even geographical maps show it locating it off the coast of Cattolica with the name of Conca, a deep city, located in front of the mouth of the river that had the same name.

However, if researchers believe it does not exist due to lack of evidence, past theories claim that it was inland, located on high ground, and was later submerged by sea water.

It was at the beginning of the 17th century when Raffaele Adimari, investigating the sea in that area, claimed to have discovered a mysterious tower. Adimari reported that a fisherman had found a brick belonging to that submerged construction. But apparently the tower had nothing to do with a hypothetical submerged city from the past and the same happened with other remains that were found at the bottom of the sea. However, those who believed in the legend continued to search for evidence of its existence.

Ma An optical phenomenon also contributed to fueling the myth.In fact, looking at the sea in front of Cattolica it seems, at times, to glimpse hills on the horizon, which in reality do not exist. At least that's what some people who believe in the legend of Italian Atlantis say.

The fact is that still a mystery and that the evidence available so far remains too scarce and of little value. But as we know, legends are fueled by mysteries, and it is nice to imagine that in this stretch of sea the traces of a hypothetical city are hidden.