Rimini Marina

Rather than going to the pub first thing in the morning, Tony and I decided to take a walk into Rimini old town, and very glad we did.

Once north of the rows of tourist hotels and beaches, we came across the harbour entrance and marina. We followed the Marecchia river inland until we came across Ponte di Tiberio, the ancient entrance to the Old Town. Started in 14AD, finished in 21AD, the bridge survived the many events that threatened to destroy it: from earthquakes to river floods, from wear and tear to episodes of war such as the attack inflicted by Narses in 551, during the war between the Goths and Byzantines of which the signs remain on last archway towards the village of San Giuliano, and finally the attempt to undermine it by the retreating Germans.Read more