There’s no direct flight from Dublin to Rimini, so we set off on the 6:30am flight from Dublin to Stansted to connect from there. It all goes smoothly and the lovely lady from our accommodation picks us up (for free). We are staying at a beautiful BnB apartment and couldn’t be happier with the facilities. Shoes off, flip flops on, we walk a couple of minutes to the beach. There are so many miles of sunbeds and umbrellas, it’s hard to imagine this could ever be full!
We paddle our feet and walk along the very nice beach.
For dinner we go to Amerigo (recommended by Annalisa our host) and have some seafood ravioli with mixed seafood and mixed veg – delicious! The wine of the Casa, at just €7 for a half litre, is also surprisingly good!
Next morning we go to the local cafe for our Italian Breakfast which consists of coffee (in my case tea) and a croissant. We are heading to San Marino today – that’s in another blog.
After our day trip to San Marino we hit “beach 46” restaurant for a fish dinner. Again this was recommended by our host and we even get a discount when we tell them Donna Analisa went us.
Our meal is beautiful and we have a bit of craic with the waiters and some very nice limoncello before we leave.
Next morning it’s time for parkrun which is in Marecchia park. It’s about a half hour walk to the park which is beside the famous 2,000 year old Tiberius bridge (a must see in Rimini) but unfortunately it is covered in scaffolding for some refurbishment!
Parkrun is great though …. There are quite a few visitors from abroad. It’s flat and we’re delighted to tick another country of our list!
In the afternoon we walk back to “Centro Historico” to check out the old town.
We enter through Augustus Arch which was dedicated by the people of Rome to Emperor Caesar Augustus, son of Julius.
We meander around the streets and the various piazzas. I’m excited to be at Piazza Cavour (🎵 what’s my life for) but quickly realise there are many Piazza Cavours around the country so it’s not necessarily the one Morrissey sang about!
We stop for lunch at Nude Crud in the Borgo San Giuliano neighbourhood which is where Fellini lived. Shane has a piadine and I have a cassoni which is essentially a folded piadina (a round, thin flatbread) stuffed with ingredients and cooked on a special hot pan
We spend an hour at the Fellini museum and it’s as you might imagine – a bit out there! Apparently the rhino makes an appearance in one of his movies – I may need to get on a bit of a Fellini buzz!
There’s a second part of the Fellini museum at Castel Sismondoa, a 15th century castle.
More interesting exhibits and artworks here. My favourite has to be (as I like to think of it), an homage to the reclining Buddha, Dolce Vita style!!
This evening we walk to the beach for a beverage before dinner. It really is beautiful relaxing by the sea, feet in the sand with a glass of vino. (it has occurred to me that the house wine in Italy is generally better than what you get in Spain… just saying!). We walk along the beachfront and I have a delicious carbonara for our final Rimini meal.
Next day we move on…. I really like Rimini. But for now “arrivederci”.
odohertyelaine 