Tourism Rimini - Italy
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Rimini localities
Do you want a quiet country locality where spend some nights? Or do you want to visit museums and enjoy many cultural cities? Do you want to go to the seaside and taste biological products?
Localities near
Rimini:
Bellaria Igea Marina
Cattolica
Coriano
Gemmano
Igea Marina
Misano Adriatico
Misano Monte
Mondaino
Montefiore Conca
Montegridolfo
Osteria Nuova Di Montecolombo
Poggio Berni
Riccione
Rimini
Rivazzurra
Saludecio
San Giovanni In Marignano
San Martino Monte L'abbate
Sassofeltrio
Torriana
Villa Verucchio
Rimini: Tourism information Rimini
Rimini
Rimini is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy and capital city of the Province of Rimini.
It is located on the Adriatic Sea near the coast between the rivers Marecchia (the ancient Ariminus) and Ausa (Aprusa). Coast navigation and fishing are traditional industries and, together with Riccione, it is probably the most famous seaside resort on the Adriatic Riviera, among Italians.
Rimini: Main sights
The 13th century Cathedral (San Francesco, best known as Tempio Malatestiano) was originally in Gothic style, but was transformed by order of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta according to the designs of Leon Battista Alberti and never completed. In the cathedral are the tombs of Sigismondo and his wife Isotta.
The Arch of Augustus. Built in 27 BC, it has a single gate 9.92 high and 8.45 wide. The merlons were added in the Middle Ages.
the church of San Giuliano Martire (1553-1575), housing the great picture of Paul Veronese (1588) representing the martyrdom of that saint. It includes also pictures of Bittino da Faenza (1357) dealing with some episodes of the saint's life (1409).
The Tiberius Bridge As the inscription on the internal parapets recalls, the bridge over the Marecchia River, then known as Ariminus, began under the Emperor Augustus in 14 and was completed under Tiberius in 21. The bridge still connects the city centre to Borgo San Giuliano and leads to the consular roads Via Emilia and Via Popilia that lead north. Built in Istria stone, the bridge consists of five arches that rest on massive pillars with breakwater spurs set at an oblique angle with respect to the bridge’s axis in order to follow the current. The bridge’s structure on the other hand, rests on a practical system of wooden poles.
The amphitheater (2nd century). It was erected alongside the ancient coast line, and had a two orders of porticoes with 60 arcades. It had elliptical shape, with axes of 117,7 x 88 meters. The arena measured 73 x 44 meters, not far from the greatest Roman amphitheatres: the edifice could house up to 15,000 spectators.
The Castel Sismondo or Rocca Malatestiana of Sigismondo Pandolfo was later used as a prison.
Palazzo dell'Arengo e del Podestà (1204), seat of the judiciary and civil administrations. On the short side in the 14th century the podestà residence was added. It was modified at the end of the 16th century.
The church of St. John the Evangelist (also known as St. Augustine)
The church of San Giovanni Battista, erected in the 12th century. It has a single nave with rich stucco decoration from the 18th century.
The town hall has a small but valuable gallery (Perin del Vaga, Ghirlandajo, Bellini, Benedetto Coda, Tintoretto, Agostino di Duccio); the Gambalunga Library (1677) has valuable manuscripts.
Church of San Fortunato (1418). It houses the Adoration of the Magi (1547) by Giorgio Vasari.
The bell tower of the former Cathedral of Santa Colomba.
Archeological museum .
Bronze statue of Paul V.
Rimini: Night life
Rimini is famous for its nightlife, and is known as the "Ibiza of the Adriatic". The city itself does not have any clubs, but many of its bars have dance floors that are frequently packed. Riccione, the next township, is the place to go for the big clubs.
The city is notable in disco music history for its Cosmic Club who's DJ Daniele Baldelli played records from a moving elevator to the young experimental audience. Baldelli's important contribution to the world of DJing is perhaps overshadowed by his American counterparts, Frankie Knuckles and Ron Hardy.
Rimini localities:
CATTOLICA CORIANO GEMMANO MISANO ADRIATICO MONDAINO Monte Colombo MONTEFIORE CONCA MONTEGRIDOLFO Montescudo Morciano Di Romagna POGGIO BERNI RICCIONE RIMINI SALUDECIO San Clemente SAN GIOVANNI IN MARIGNANO Santarcangelo Di Romagna TORRIANA Verucchio
Part of the information regarding the history, the art, the traditions and the events of the province of present Rimini on this page is drawn from the situated one www.wikipedia.org respecting the GNU Free Documentation License.
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