Archive for June, 2009

Gradisca – this friday in Rimini

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

The annual launch to the summer season, the Gradisca festival, ran into bad luck last weekend when poor weather conditions hit the whole of Northern Italy. A decision was made to move the festival back a week, so now it will take place this coming Friday night 26th June. The festival is one of those [...]

Go wine tasting on the beach

Thursday, June 11th, 2009

One of my favourite events of the summer is taking place tomorrow evening on the Rimini beach front (from #9 through to #28). It’s the P.assagi di Vino event, organised by local wine producers, where you can stroll along the beach and taste some of the very fine wines of the region. There’s nothing like [...]

Morrisey, Patti Smith, Dillinger Escape Plan – A summer of music in Rimini

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

It’s going to be a great summer for music in Rimini, with a whole range of Italian and International artists announcing concerts in the Riviera between June and September. Perhaps the most exciting news is that Morrisey – who is a festival headliner in Italy – will be performing the only Italian shows of his [...]