Rimini as you’ve never seen it: a concierge’s diary
My story of Rimini to help you discover the places, stories, and secrets of the city.
My name is Cristian Brocculi, and I am the sales manager at Hotel Aqua in Rimini.
I love my city, and I created this blog to share it with you.
The fog always comes at night. In the film, old Titta’s grandfather steps outside. He knows these streets — he’s
Gianfranco Todro Panighelli was the heart of Viserba: restaurateur, character, legend. A portrait and guide to Da Todro restaurant in
December 1943. Rimini is already on its knees. German soldiers have dug into every alley of the city centre. Families
For one day, the people of Rimini stopped looking at the sky. They weren’t watching for planes. They weren’t waiting
You walk past it every day. Maybe you stop for a coffee in the morning, or meet someone under the
There's a name scratched into a wall. A patient carved it there, almost two thousand years ago. Not on paper.
There are places that need no explanation. You simply step inside, and something shifts within you. The Grand Hotel in
September 1944. Night envelops Rimini as German Marshal Trek Esere holds in his hands an order that could erase two
There’s a moment — just beyond the border between Emilia-Romagna and Marche — when time stands still. This isn’t just
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