Rimini as you’ve never seen it: a concierge’s diary

Beyond the View: The Rimini Ferris Wheel and a Sunset You’ll Never Forget

You stop on the seafront. The salty breeze brushes your face. You hear the waves in the distance, mingling with the laughter of children. Then you look up. There, right in front of you, is something that seems to challenge the sky. It’s not just a steel structure. It’s not just a ride for tourists. […]

Two Blaeu Globes Are in Rimini. Almost Nobody Knows.

Globo terrestre di Willem Blaeu, 1622, Galleria Spada

The Gambalunga Civic Library in Rimini holds two original globes by Willem and Joan Blaeu, dating from 1622 and 1640. They are among the rarest 17th-century cartographic artifacts in the world. Admission is free. Some things are right in front of everyone, and nobody sees them. Rimini has a library. Not one of those modern […]