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Italy’s classic Adriatic package resort, with a huge sandy beach and a genuinely old town behind it.
Overview
Rimini is Italy’s best-known Adriatic beach resort, with miles of wide, sandy, well-organised beach clubs (stabilimenti) along the coast, backed by a real historic centre with genuine Roman-era remains, quite different in character from Italy’s more famous coastal towns further south.
Families & toddlers
The beach clubs are highly organised, with sunbeds, playgrounds and shallow, gently shelving water typical of much of this coast, making Rimini one of the more straightforwardly easy family beach bases in Italy.
Couples, teens & nightlife
A big, varied evening scene, from beachfront bars to Rimini’s well-known clubbing reputation for younger visitors, alongside calmer restaurants in the historic centre for couples wanting something quieter.
Seniors & accessibility
The seafront promenade is flat and well set up, and the old town’s Roman bridge and arch are an easy, interesting add-on without much walking required.
Best time to visit
June to September for the full beach-club season; the historic centre is worth a visit for much of the year.