Rimini
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Rimini is a resort town in Emilia-Romagna, on Italy's east coast.
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Understand
There has been a settlement at Rimini since pre-historic times. To the Romans, Ariminum was a link between the "Italic" and the "Gallic" lands, a stronghold on the Adriatic and a gateway to the Po valley. Three major roads converged here - the Flaminian Way, the Aemilian Way and the Popilian Way.
Rimini today is a thriving, bustling resort on the Italian Riviera that boasts "over a thousand hotels". It is one of the least pretentious towns in Italy, and has a well-deserved reputation for
Get in
By plane
As a renowned resort area, Rimini has its own international airport. Buses run the 7km from the airport to the train station in the centre of the town.
By train
There is a train line that runs up and down the coast from Rimini, to Ravenna in the north and Ancona in the south, via any number of smaller resort towns.
By car
The A14, a six-lane motorway known as the autostrada del mare runs away to the north. The SS 72 heads inland towards San Marino.
Get around
Most hotels are within walking distance of the beach and the centre, but if you want to take a trip along the coast or inland, buses run regularly from the train station and are frequent and cheap.
See
- The Augustus Arch, a Roman arch built to celebrate the Roman emperor who lent it his name
- The Tiberius Bridge, the Roman bridge that marks the beginning of the Aemilian Way
Do
Lounge on the 15km of beaches. Known as La Marina, the beachfront is by far the number one reason anybody comes to Rimini. Yes, there is an old town, but this is generally ignored by most tourists.
Over winter, the whole place becomes a ghost town with a lot of shops shutting until the warm season starts up again.
Buy
Eat
Drink
The whole town is geared towards tourists, so there are bars and nightclubs everywhere. Once the sun goes down, the streets of Rimini come alive with lights, colour and noise as the sunbathers of the day become the revellers of the evening.
Sleep
Get out
- Take the SS 72 road to get to San Marino
External links
Rimini tourist information, available (in part) in English, French and German as well as Italian
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