Rimini has always been the European capital of hospitality and sun&beach tourism.

Besides the summer holidays aspect, the city and its neighbourhood, with their art and culture, are able to offer an image as much strong and alluring for the tourists.

The origins of Rimini date back to the Etruscans. The Augustus Arch, the Tiberius Bridge, the Amphitheatre and the "domus del chirurgo" (the house of the surgeon, with its outfit of medical instruments and mosaics) remain to testify the Roman period.

In addition to this classical patrimony there are the evidences of the Middle Ages: the "Arengo" and the "Podestà" palaces and the renowned pictorial school of Rimini's Trecento.

The Malatesta's patronage, that characterize the city, can be observed in the Malatesta Temple and in the Fortress.

In the hinterland, Santarcangelo di Romagna has strong traditions and culture: the Malatesta Fortress, the Museum of usages and customs and over 200 caves hollowed in the tuff of the hills. Verucchio, the Malatesta's cradle, was built on the top of a mountain 332 metres high that dominates the surrounding land.

Among the flavours of upper Romagna, "cappelletti" and "strozzapreti" (kinds of pasta), fish courses and the typical "piadina" (not risen bread) must be tasted.

Among the wines, the red Sangiovese and the white Albana and Trebbiano are the most famous.

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