It is one of the main holiday resorts in the southern Marche; it boasts a wide sandy beach, with over seven thousand palm trees on its wide promenade, known as one of the most enchanting in Italy.

Its shallow and calm water makes this beach ideal for long walks and romantic strolls.
San Benedetto del Tronto has one of the most important fishing ports on Italy's Adriatic coast and a remarkable fish market.
The “brodetto alla sambenedettese”, a tasty fish stew, is the most typical dish, which must be made with different species of fish.
The most pleasant stretch of beach - and the highest concentration of good hotels - runs from the centre of town southwards. The beach to the north of the large port area offers many stretches of free, public beach.
Along the newly renovated south promenade lie ten theme gardens filled with rare species of palm trees, small lakes and water games. Bike lovers can use a wide cycling path running for 15 km. San Benedetto boasts a lot of accommodation facilities, ranging from hotels and residences to about a wide range of private apartments giving tourists the opportunity to spend an enjoyable and memorable vacation on ”the Palm Tree Riviera”. The older part of the town sits above the main resort, with its castle and narrow streets of brick houses.