Lounge on the 15km of beaches. Known as La Marina, the beachfront is by far the number one reason anybody comes to Rimini. Yes, there is an old town, but this is generally ignored by most tourists.

Over winter, the whole place becomes a ghost town with a lot of shops shutting until the warm season starts up again.

The new Rimini Fair host several important congress and fairs with a busy winter schedule Rimini Fiera.

In 2008 the new congress center will open in the center of the city.

Remember to take a dip in the Adriatic. The bay is warm and inviting and home to many interesting and friendly mammals.

• The Augustus Arch, a Roman arch built to celebrate the Roman emperor who lent it his name
• The Tiberius Bridge, the Roman bridge that marks the beginning of the Aemilian Way
• The Domus of the Surgeon an impressive archeological area documenting 20 centuries of Rimini history.
• Tempio Malatestiano, 35 Via IV Novembre, ☎ +39 0541 51130. open M-Sa 8:30AM-12:30PM, 3:30PM-7PM, and Su, 9AM-1PM, 3:30PM-7PM. bizarre burial chapel for Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, the lord of the city, together with his mistress Isotta degli Atti and the Malatesta family..  edit

By plane

As a renowned resort area, Rimini has its own airport. Rimini International Airport (IATA: RMI) Buses run the 7km from the airport to the railway station in the centre of the town.

Some discount airlines go to Forli, Forli Airport (IATA: FRL) which is around 55 km from Rimini.

By train

There is a train line that runs up and down the coast from Rimini, to Ravenna in the north and Ancona in the south, via any number of smaller resort towns.

By car

The A14, a six-lane motorway known as the autostrada del mare runs away to the north. The SS 72 heads inland towards San Marino. The SS16 heads in from the North and Ravenna.

Most hotels are within walking distance of the beach and the centre, but if you want to take a trip along the coast or inland, buses run regularly from the train station and are frequent and cheap.

Downtown are the best fashion boutiques, where is it possible to find the best Italian designer brands (Gucci, Prada, Armani, D&G, ...). In early 2006 the first and one of the biggest (in Romagna) shopping malls, called "Le Befane", opened. It's so big that it changed the landscape of the west side of the city. For typically tourist stuff, the beachfront has small souvenir shops. If you enjoy scandalising the family or even your home country's postal service, don't miss some of the more risqué postcards on sale at any one of a number of the little shops on the seafront.

In Rimini you can find several good places to eat. Since the city is on the seashore it is suggested to have a fish-based dish. Some of the best restaurant are: Lo Squero, Il Lurido, Da Guido, Marinelli. Usually with every dish you will get the famous "Piadina", a thin and very tasty sort of bread.

At the beach in the San Guiliano a Mare area, there are restaurants on the beach where one typically dines Al Fresco in warm weather. Although one might be wary of such establishments, the food is excellent and inexpensive. A typical dinner might cost only 5-6 euros for the meal alone. Sometimes they offer a multi-plate dinner (good for 2 or even 3 persons) for 18 euros that includes a 1/4 litre of wine. There are also excellent restaurants just off the main streets.