Mare d’Italia

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 multiplied by the size of Rimini’s beach walk and by its fame and popularity. Long traffic lines in summer weekend nights are common, when people from all over Italy and beyond flock to town.

The neighborhoods and villages at north and south ends of the center (Marina Centro) are more like the smaller beach communities of Romagna, more family oriented and quiet. The central beachfront boulevard (Lungomare Augusto) and its parallel street one block inland (Viale Vespucci) is a burgeoning area with countless pubs, arcades, restaurants, disco-pubs and bars. Some are open all night long, some open at dawn, so you can actually party 24 hours a day. Despite all that, it is almost always a safe area and plain fun.

Most Rimini’s discoes are on the hills west of the town, so you need some transportation from the beach areas. Some discoes offer shuttle service, and there’s the Blue Line: a double-decker free bus connecting several discoes to the main water front area.