Rimini Experience

Cattolica - a gem of an Italian town

Advantages: Sun, sea, sand, food and love!
Disadvantages: None for me

...You can fly to Rimini quite cheaply using Ryanair. I don't know whether the Adriatic Riviera is featured anymore in holiday brochures, but the best way would be to book a cheap flight and book accommodation on the net. There are plenty of websites for this town to help you plan your visit. Its a great place for lovers, families, teenagers - everyone! Thanks for sharing my memories. ...

lollyparker 09.03.2005 · Read full review
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Fantastic Rimini

Advantages: cheap, fun and exciting
Disadvantages: beach sellers

...in Italy and we chose Rimini for two weeks. We didn't really know what to expect, but we were just going to enjoy ourselves. I found Hotel Due Torri online and proceeded to contact the hotel by phone and get the flights separate! When we arrived everything seemed so relaxed! The beach was just across the road from us and it was so clean. there was a multitude of bars and restaurants to choose from and most important, ice cream shops! The ice cream ...
...go their nightclub. they were very friendly! The nightclubs were very lively and loads of people from all round came. Rimini is also a great base to saty at if you want to visit other places for day trips, like the Republic of San Marino, which should not be missed! ...

AngelicaG 27.08.2003 · Read full review
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CHILDREN WILL LOVE IT

Advantages: FOR ALL THE FAMILY
Disadvantages: NONE

TEN MILES SOUTH OF RIMMINI IS THE TOWN OF CATTOLICA,AND BOY WHAT A PLACE,MY WIEF AND I WENT TO CATTOLICA LAST YEAR (JULY 2000) AND WAS OUR FIRST TRIP TO ITALY.WE COULD NOT BELEIVE HOW HELPFULL THE LOCAL PEOPLE WERE,NOT THE TYPE WHO TRY TO RIP TOURISTS OFF,BUT GO OUT OF THEIR WAY TO HELP YOU.NOW IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN THEN THEY WILL LOVE THIS PLACE,SHALLOW WATER,GOOD BEACH ENTERTAINMENT ALL ALONG THE FRONT.MOST HOTELS HAVE SWIMMING POOLS,LOTS OF SHOPS,AND ...
...INFACT WE FOR THE FIRST TIME CAME BACK WITH MONEY NOT SPENT. DURING THE DAY THE TOWN IS FAIRLY QUITE AS TOURISTS GO TO PLACES LIKE VENICE(3 hours by coach)AND ROME,THIS IS THE TIME TO HIT THE BEACH ITS NICE AND QUITE,BUT AT THE WEEKENDS YOU MAY HAVE TROUBLE TO SEE A GRAIN OF SAND.DURING THE EVENING THIS PLACE COMES TO LIFE, PEOPLE SEEM TO COME FROM EVERY NOOK AND CRANNI,THERE IS DANCING ON THE FRONT HOTEL LAWNS,IN THE BARS,AND CLUBS,DURING OUR STAY ...

garybaldi 10.01.2001 · Read full review
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Sun, sea and sand galore

Advantages: Price, Beach, Facilities for children, Shopping
Disadvantages: Paying on the beach, Mainly German tourists,

...cross or anything. Now Rimini may have a reputation as being the "Benidorm" of Italy but believe me it has so much more to offer. We stayed in the resort of Torre Pedrera which was about 1km up the beach from Rimini centre, and it was perfect - busy but very friendly and personal. The beach (10km long) was spotless and all the usual water attractions were available. What made it excellent for children was the fact that along the whole of the beach ...
...and down the front. Rimini old town itself is a charming place, with clothing especially cheap in the boutiques around the square. A market on Saturdays is extremely popular with leather very affordable. Away from Rimini itself we visited Mirabilandia, a theme park situated in Ravenna about 20km north, which again was good value. It housed the largest ferris wheel in Europe until the London eye was built, but that I would not recommend. A few downsides ...

TonyRavioli 11.07.2000 · Read full review
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