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Entries from November 2008

Excursions from Rimini

November 22nd, 2008 · 2 Comments

The most typical excursion from Rimini is San Marino: Europe’s oldest and tiniest republic, it is 20 miles south-west of Rimini and well connected to the city. No visa or passport required. You can find more information about San Marino on this site, here
.There are notable hill towns a few miles inland from Rimini: Verucchio, [...]

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Rimini

November 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

Rimini is an old coast town built and fortified by the early Roman emperors, their works still enduring time and marking the city: the stone Tiberius bridge across the river and the arch of Augustus that ideally separates the old town from the modern developments
During the middle of the nineteenth century, the practice of sea [...]

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Nightlife in Rimini and around

November 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

In Romagna, when people think nightlife, they think Rimini. While most of the locals don’t actually go there very often, it is like the hub of nightlife, comparable to what Hollywood Boulevard is in L.A.. All that you can find in smaller beach communities, the restaurants, the bars, the arcades, the pubs, the shops, is [...]

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Photo Gallery of Rimini

November 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

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Rimini’s Town Hall, circa 1400.
Tiberius Bridge, the beginning of the Emily Way
Augustus Arch
The Malatestan Temple
Fountain of the four horses on the beach front
The monumental Grand Hotel of Rimini
Entrance to Rimini’s beach
Kids playing soccer on the sandy beach
Intense bocce ball playing on the beach.

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Art and Culture in Rimini

November 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

Arch of Augustus
Built in 27 B.C. in honour of Caesar Octavian Augustus, it is the oldest surviving Roman arch and it is located at the junction between the Flaminian Way and the Emilian Way. It was constructed using Istrian stone.
The arch functioned as a gateway into the city and was joined on both sides to [...]

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