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 the city walls. According to traditional beliefs, it is said that at the very top of the Arch there was once a chariot driven by Augustus. During the Medieval period the arch, then known as the Aurean Gate, it was partially dismantled and the top part removed.
The present battlement was constructed in the 10th century. The Augustus Arch was recently restored and has been returned to its original splendor.

The Malatesta Temple

The Malatesta Temple is a great example of Reinessance architecture. Leon Battista Alberti designed the exterior. Inside, visitors may admire Giotto’s Crucifix, frescoes by Piero della Francesca, reliefs by Agostino di Duccio. During the bombings that take place in 1943 the Temple suffered serious damage; restoration was done in 1950.

Tiberius Bridge

Started by emperor Augustus, it was completed by its successor, Tiberius, in year 21.
It is entirely built in Istrian stone, in five arches, and it’s witness to the great engineering skills of the Romans. The bridge also marks the beginning of the Emily Way and it is at the end of the main historical street of Rimini, Corso d’Augusto.

Roman Amphitheatre

It can be reached from the Augustus Arch by following Via Bastioni Orientali, until the intersection with Via Roma. A guided trail through the green area beside the amphitheatre is currently being developed. At the moment, access may only be gained on request by contacting the City Museum, which organizes tours; work is also being done to open it to the public for open-air performances. This structure is the third of the great Roman monuments of Rimini. It was built in the second century and had an elliptical shape.It could probably hold an audience of over ten thousand people. Rimini’s is the only standing amphitheatre in Emilia-Romagna.

Cineteca (film library)

The film library conserves a collection of movies about, set in or by people from Rimini. There are also film material on the same theme, playbills and memorabilia, along with original drawings by Federico Fellini, books and magazines from all over the world. Consultation is permitted before subscription by means of a free membership card.
Address: Via Gambalunga, n. 27 – Palazzo Gambalunga
Phone: 0541-56-827 or 0541-26-399
Opening hours: weekdays 8:15am-1:15pm and 2:00pm-7:00pm
Opening hours: weekends 8:15am-1:00pm
Closed Sunday
Great Italian movies, representative of Italian culture and history are shown every Friday night, entrance is free.

In Piazza Pisacane, next to the stone bridge, there is one of the first statues erected in Italy of national hero Giuseppe Garibaldi. Garibaldi with Anita, his wife, Ugo Bassi and other patriots arrived here, on August, 1849; they had escaped from Rome and were heading for Venice, hunted both over land and sea by they pursuers. Garibaldi would eventually continue to fight and survive to see Italy as one unified sovereign state, in 1861.

The Parish Church of St. Giacomo is situated along Via Giordano Bruno on the west side of the canal. The building was begun in 1324 and rebuilt in the 1500s. In the church there are two recently restored works by painter Guido Cagnacci.
Opening times: everyday from 7:00am to 12:00pm and from 4:00pm to 12:00am.

The “Conserve” Square can be reached on foot as it is situated in a pedestrian area, two blocks on the right side of the canal. The “Conserve” are cone-shaped ice boxes, which were in use between the 16th and the 20th century to preserve fish. A once common device for fishing communities along the Adriatic Coast, there used to be about twenty in Cesenatico alone. Three have been recovered as evidence of the culture and the way of life of the people of this town.
Every morning on the “Conserve” Square there is a fruit and vegetable market. In summer some interesting events are held here, such as a flea and crafts market every Monday evening and a classical music review, “Notturni alle Conserve”, in July and August.

In Viale Garibaldi, on the east side of the canal, the Municipal Art Gallery hosts temporary art exhibitions. The building was erected in 1926, and served as the first covered fish market of Cesenatico.

Dominating the view for miles, the skyscraper of Cesenatico was built in 1958. The building is made up of three parts: a rectangular one facing the sea, which was once a hotel and has been then transformed into a residence; another section of 7 floors, facing Viale Carducci, and a tower of 33 floors. At the time when it was built, for several years, it was the highest skyscraper in Europe (even higher than the famous Pirelli in Milan).