About Rimini
In recent times, Rimini's seemingly endless beaches have made it famous. With reliably warm weather and the clear blue Adriatic Sea at its doorstep, it was only a matter of time before the town became a tourism hotspot.
But Rimini goes back a long way. Originally founded in 268 BC, the city was a vital location to the Roman Empire. A center of shipping to the Eastern part of the Empire, traces of Rimini's importance during the Roman period can still be seen in the modern town.
Rimini enjoyed a second period of growth during the Italian Renaissance. Ruled by the house of Malatesta, the city hosted important artists including Leonardo da Vinci, and some of the more impressive historical monuments of the town date back to this time.
Rimini took significant damage during the Second World War. However, the postwar reconstruction reoriented the city toward tourism. With the postwar boom in air travel, Rimini quickly became one of Europe's top beach destinations — a position it still holds to this day.