Rimini - The Guide to Rimini and the Adriatic coast

SAN MARINO
"[...] When, going, there goes the blue vision of San Marino [...]"
(From "Romagna" by Giovanni Pascoli).

As the poet, arrived in Romagna, from anywhere you can see the tower of Mount Titano, on which stands the old Republic of SAN MARINO.
According to legend, in 255 AD, two stone cutters, and Leo Marino, who came from Dalmatia to rebuild the walls of Rimini, one stopped on Titan's founding San Marino, the other in San Montefeltro giving birth to Leo.
The origins of San Marino are proven by a document written in 951 by King Berengar II.
The town extends about 7 km.
The village is perched on top of Mount Titano (700 meters).
It is accessible by four gates and therein lie the Three Towers, The Basilica of San Marino, the Monastery of St. Clare, the Door of the Church of San Francesco, the Palazzo Pubblico in Piazza della Libertà.
Granted is to stress the view opens up there, under the eyes of visitors.

The Towers of San Marino

                LA VALLE DEL MARECCHIA
The territory on the Adriatic coast is bordered by two valleys formed one, south of the river basin, the other on the north by the river Marecchia.
Along the course of these rivers that the Duke of Montefeltro and Malatesta have built valuable military assets, which still control from the two valleys around which soni born and villages rich in history, tradition and gastronomic specialties.
Beyond the Valley of Marecchia include:


                                        Square of Santarcangelo

VERUCCHIO:
From his fortress (from Twelfth Century to Sixteenth Century) began the history of Malatesta, who with "Mastin Vecchio Rimini and moved to consolidate power over the city. To visit the Convent of San Francesco (XIII century).
The Romanesque parish church (X century).
Do not miss the music festival in July.


                                            Fortress di Verucchio

TORRIANA e MONTEBELLO:
invincible fortress, which have seen the battles against castles and troops
Montefeltro, Torriana keep the Tower and the Rock;
Montebello shows the residence of the Malatesta built in the second half of 1400.

                                            Castle of Torriana


                                 Castle of Azzurrina (Montebello)

SAN LEO:
set on a huge limestone rock, largely inaccessible, was a place of long clashes between the Lombards and Byzantines.
Leo S., half of the 600, was under the direct rule of the Church. Places to visit:
THE PARISH CHURCH, Romanesque building dating from the tenth century.
The Cathedral, of Romanesque architecture, too, begins in 1173 and completed in 'the thirteenth century.
The Fort of San Leo, placed at the end of a steep road at a height of m.639 famous throughout the Middle Ages as a fortress, absolutely impregnable, was subsequently used as a safe prison, in which was imprisoned the Count Cagliostro, who remained there until his death in 1795.
There were many patriots antipapalini prisoners, among them Felice Orsini.


                                         Fortress of San Leo

VALLEY OF CONCA
Adjacent to the Marche, is dotted with small towns, with their forts, formed a defensive belt around Rimini.

SAN CLEMENTE:
founded in 1300 by the late Bishop Lele Malatesta Malatesta still the fortified walls.

View old San Clemente

SALUDECIO:
m.343 enclosed in Renaissance Walls, is characterized by narrow streets and roads, some of which still retain the original medieval structure. There shall be held, in July, the 800 Festival.

City Walls and the Fortress of Saludecio

MONTEFIORE CONCA:
m.385, a medieval walled compound by an almost circular shape. For it must Malatesta Fortress (sec. XIV).

A Night View of the Fortress of Montefiore Conca

MONDAINO:
preserved intact the city walls and the original North Port (Fifteenth Century). The nineteenth century beautiful Piazza Maggiore near the Malatesta Castle.

A panoramic view of the Village of Mondaino

MONTEGRIDOLFO:
whose old center, surrounded by fortifications Malatestiane, is well preserved in the structure of medieval castles with arched entrance surmounted by a tower.

Fortification Malatestiana Montegridolfo

GRADARA (Photo at top of page):
Malatesta town, from the Twelfth Century linked to the history of Rimini.
The medieval town is surrounded by a long curtain of fourteenth-century walls, reinforced by several square towers that enclose a strong fortress of quadrilateral shape, with corner towers, a square tower crowned with battlements and curtains.
Malatesta I used it often as a residence and which is said took place the tragedy of Francesca Da Rimini.

("[...] One day we reading for pleasure
Lancelot's how love constrained him.
We were alone and without any fear.
[...] When we read how the desired smile
Was kissed by such a lover,
those who ne'er from me shall be divided,
I kissed her mouth trembling.
Jailbird fu'l book and who wrote it:
That day we read no further."[...])
(Dante's "Inferno" canto V).