Rimini

As a major Italian tourist destination, Rimini has plenty of different hotel services to offer. You can find just about every type of accommodation in the city, including high-class spa resorts like the i-Suite Design Hotel or family hotels like the modern Ambient Hotel Panoramic. If you’re looking for a particularly good deal it’s worth looking a little further from the seafront as prices decrease away from the water’s edge.

While it’s easy to fill your days sunbathing on the beach in Rimini, those who’d rather get a little retail therapy in will find there’s more than enough shops to keep them occupied. The city itself has lots of stalls lining the streets where you’ll be able to get good deals, however, if you’re looking for the absolute best prices there’s nowhere better than the Rimini Covered Market. Alternatively, you can enjoy the city’s American style mall, Le Befane Shopping Centre, where you’ll be able to find all your favourite brands as well as some local treasures.

Food in Rimini is fairly standard for Italy, so pizza and pasta are the order of the day. However, the city does have a few delicacies you should try, including Piadina sandwiches which are made with salty Piadina flatbread for extra flavour. The Rimini region is also famous for its cheese, so be sure to try as many of the local varieties as possible when you visit.

While it isn’t one of the biggest cities in Italy Rimini is one of the most popular holiday destinations, so you can always expect festivals and events to be a little bigger than they would be in other Italian cities. If you get the chance be sure to check out these Rimini festivals:

Pink Night

Sometimes called ‘summer new year’, Pink Night is held on the 1st of July and marks the start of summer with a huge firework display as well as a countdown to midnight on the 31st of May. There are plenty of pink night parties across the city so make sure you have tickets to one of them to make the most of the experience.

Ferragosto

Held mid-way through August, Ferragosto is a public holiday celebrated across Italy and especially in Rimini where tourists flood the streets to celebrate a day in the sun. The city jumps at this chance to show its best so you’ll find plenty of street performers and tours of the city’s ruins. If you want to experience the very best of Rimini, visit during Ferragosto.