National Geographic he digs deep to reveal to his readers the less obvious beauties of Italian cities. The last in-depth study was dedicated Riminiwhere the review recommends go beyond the many miles of coastlinewhich has always been among the favorite destinations for those looking for the atmosphere of classic Italian summers on the Romagna Riviera. How can you not agree!
Rimini is “a dimension of memory”, a “disorder, confused, scary, tender, with this great breath, this open void of the sea” to use the words of the director. Federico Felliniwho was born there and got inspiration from there to create the dreamlike images of his films. The city is too a place rich in history: it was founded by the Romans in 268 BC and enriched with palaces and frescoes during the Renaissance.
The opening of its first public beach in the middle of the 19th century gave way to the rapid development of mass tourism which, if on the one hand it brought more and more to its shores, on the the other has created a particular reputation that automatically associates Rimini parties and discos. If you have never visited the city, or if you have always looked at it from the wrong point of view, these suggestions could be for you, to keep in mind for a weekend suitable for any season and not only in the summer.
The historical beauties of the city
The magazine National Geographic, to tell its readers about the beauties of Rimini chose to emphasize its historical past. It is the Romans who chose it as their favorite place thanks to its strategic position: the city, in fact, was located at the confluence of the two key roads through which the imperial domain was established. On one side the Via Flaminia, which ran south of Rome, and on the other the Via Emilia, which cut a strip of 140 kilometers northwest through the fertile Po Valley.
The Roman heritage of the Romagna city, once known by the name of Ariminumit is really very rich: discover, start from Bridge of Tiberiusthe monument around which, in 268 BC, the first colony of ancient Rimini was officially founded. Begun by Augustus in AD 14 and finished by Tiberius in AD 21, it was built with Istrian stone and, over time, has survived many wars and weather events.
Part of the ancient Roman forum, however, is Square of the Martyrsoriginally named after Julius Caesar, today dedicated to the partisans of Rimini killed in the Second World War. Among the historical beauties not to be missed are also the Roman lapidarytheArch of Augustus and the The surgeon’s housea domus dating back to the second half of the second century. AD and discovered during the excavations of 1989.
The village of San Giuliano and its typical cuisine
It is impossible to visit Rimini without visiting the village of San Giuliano. Former fishing district, is a delightful maze of narrow streets and colorful houses decorated with murals that talk about its real past or that impressed in the films of its most famous citizen, namely Fellini. One of the most beautiful moments to visit the country is on the occasion of his Festa de’ Borg.
It is a very happy event organized every two years, loved by the people of Rimini and beyond who, on the occasion of the various days of celebration, invade the streets of the village with music, dance, shows, food and wine.
Finally, the great classics praised by National Geographic it’s about food. Among the most popular specialties is the piadinaconsidered “the most Romagnole of Romagnole specialties”, offered in many variants, from the most traditional fillings to those created with originality. They add squacquerone, a cheese with a unique and inimitable flavor produced in a well-defined geographical area, between the Romagna provinces of Ravenna, Forlì-Cesena and, obviously, Rimini.