Rimini

Rimini is a very pleasant resort town in the east of Italy. Long time ago, the Etruscans lived here. Now here live the Russians.

Of course, Rimini is not Brighton Beach, but still some details unmistakably hint.

The city is home to only 150 thousand people, yet it is very popular among tourists. The thing is: Rimini has an excellent beach.

So the whole city stretches along this beach.

Adjacent to the beach, just like in Sri Lanka, are endless cafes, sun loungers, changing rooms, and surfboard rentals.

The beach transitions into a very pleasant park area.

The park area then transitions into a line of bars, restaurants, and all sorts of eateries.

Next comes a line of hotels.

And they finally smoothly blend into the city streets.

Rimini looks a bit deserted in the photos: it’s October, the beach season is already closed. In summer, it’s very crowdy here.

And it’s actually good that it’s empty. Even better this way. Nothing distracts from nature.

In addition to tourists, Rimini is very popular among retirees. It’s so quiet, cozy, and beautiful here that you even want to get old asap.

In Rimini, people mostly live in low-rise buildings.

Only occasionally do high-rise buildings peek through them, but they are all very decent.

Closer to the center, Rimini starts to resemble a typical Italian town, just smaller.

Great: the road is paved with tiles, and the sidewalk is covered with asphalt.

City center:

There are zero whole tenths of sights in Rimini. You can’t seriously come here to see the Arch of Emperor Augustus, can you?

Or perhaps Rimini is worth visiting to take a stroll on Emperor Tiberius’ bridge?

So why come here? Maybe to lie on the beach and swim in the sea?

Oh sure. In October.

No, people don’t come to Rimini for that. The thing is, just thirty minutes from the city, there is a separate country that not many have heard of. It’s called San Marino, and it’s a dwarf state surrounded on all sides by Italy. Now we will head there.