This week some of the movers and shakers of the Italian information technology sector gathered at the San Patrignano conference centre, just outside Rimini, for a special conference entitled ‘Etico Ecoit’, organised by the Forli based Vem Sistemi. The conference had as its theme a new way of doing business, with particular regard to the IT [...]
Archive for September, 2009
How to exit the financial crisis? Microsoft and Cisco discuss at San Patrignano
Saturday, September 26th, 2009European Heritage Days events – Rimini
Saturday, September 26th, 2009All across Europe there are events planned as part of the European Union initiative ‘European Heritage Days’, and Emilia-Romagna is no exception – in fact, as Emilia-Romagna Tourism reports, there are over 200 different events taking place across the region this weekend under the banner of ‘Italy, Treasure of Europe’ Rimini, in particular, has a [...]
The Giro d’Italia set to return to Pantani’s Cesenatico in 2010
Friday, September 25th, 2009Reports appeared in local papers this week that the annual Giro d’Italia, one of the most prestigious cycling competitions in the world, is set to include, for the first time since 1999, a stop in Cesenatico, near Rimini – hometown to arguably Italy’s most famous cyclist, the late Marco Pantani (nicknamed il pirata – the [...]
From High Fashion to Tourism – Matteo Marzotto interviewed by Rimini Fiera
Thursday, September 24th, 2009There’s an interesting interview, over at the Rimini Fiera magazine, with the new President of the Italian Tourism Authority (ENIT) Matteo Marzotto, who was in Rimini recently to talk at the World Convention of Italian Chambers of Commerce. Marzotto comes from the world of fashion, from the Marzotto group (A world leader in textiles, founded in [...]
Rimini screens world broadcast of ‘The Age of Stupid’
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009Rimini is just one of the many cities worldwide that will be linking up with New York this evening to show a special Global Premier screening of the new film The Age of Stupid, directed by Franny Armstrong – whose documentaries include McLibel (credited with helping effect a sea-change of opinion about the American fast-food [...]
When Robert Plant Rocked the Rimini Meeting
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009Leafing through the latest edition of monthly Italian music magazine XL, I chanced upon a Rimini story that raised a smile. It dates back to 1993, when ex-Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant was touring to promote his album Fate of Nations (an under-rated album which includes the wonderful 29 Palms, plus guest appearances from Clannad’s Máire [...]
Avenging the Acropolis – Greek troops and the liberation of Rimini, 21st of September 1944
Monday, September 21st, 2009The battle for Rimini, one of the most forgotten but crucial moments of World War II - Lieutenant-General Sir Oliver William Hargreaves Leese described it as paragonable to the battle of El Alamein – started on the 25th of August 1944 and culminated with a victory for the allied troops and anti-fascist partisans, and the liberation [...]
The Leahcim Noskcaj Syndrome
Sunday, September 20th, 2009Leafing through the light-hearted ‘alieni a Rimini‘, a visitor’s guide to Rimini which explains some of the more mysterious traditions and customs of the Romagnolo resort town, I came across the curious but readily identifiable Leahcim Noskcaj syndrome. It’s a syndrome which afflicts up to an estimated 70% of the Rimini population, and is characterised [...]
Romagna Mia – discovering a region through a song
Thursday, September 17th, 2009How many songs can you think of that have linked traditional music – in this case the Liscio of Romagna – with artists and personalities as diverse as Gloria Gaynor, Jovanotti, Laura Pausini and Pope John Paul II? There’s only one, that I know of, and it’s the 1954 classic Romagna Mia by the Secondo [...]
Top Five Reasons to Visit Rimini in Autumn
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009This last week has seen a gentle but definite drop in the temperatures, fewer people on the beaches, and that almost tangible soft melancholy in the air which signals the end of summer. The good news, though, is that the Autumn is actually one of the best times to visit Rimini and Emilia-Romagna in general, [...]
Sydney Lummet to be awarded the 2009 Fellini Prize
Saturday, September 5th, 2009Sydney Lumet becomes the fourth director to receive the Fellini Prize, an annual award presented in Rimini by the Fellini Foundation to both honour the world’s most important film directors, and at the same time comemorate the late great Federico Fellini. Lumet, who started his career as film director back in 1957 (with the classic [...]
The ancient rite of hospitality in Bertinoro
Saturday, September 5th, 2009For tomorrow, at least, the small but pretty town of Bertinoro – some 52 km from Rimini, up in the hills between Forli and Cesena, becomes holder of that most coveted prize – the most hospitable town in a region, Emilia-Romagna, famed for its hospitality. What gives it the right to claim such a title? [...]
When Italy went to war with the esperanto micro-nation Insulo de la Rozoj
Saturday, September 5th, 2009Perhaps it’s not surprising that few people, up until recently, have heard of the small sovereign (though unrecognised internationally) state of the Isola delle Rose (Rose Island) – or to give it its official title, in esperanto, Insulo de la Rozoj. It’s foundation and eventual destruction – at the hands of Italian military engineers – [...]
