SANTA MARINELLA, holidays and relax along the Riviera degli Etruschi. Santa Marinella owes its touristic development to the geographical position that has led to optimal climate and environmental conditions. Ancient Etruscan harbor, Santa Marinella was the "Punicum" used as a stopover by the Carthaginians. The name stayed even when the small settlement of Punicum was transformed by the Romans, into a station of pleasure and rest with the construction of many villas. Even today the town, called "Pearl of the Tyrrhenian Sea", is attended by the current inhabitants of Rome as one of the most famous seaside resorts of the coast.