The talk elsewhere in the last week has been about the awarding of the 2016 Olympic Games to Rio de Janeiro, and the embarassing failure of the Obama backed Chicago campaign. Elsewhere, because here in Romagna Olympics fans are thinking further down the track - four years further, to be exact, and the competition to [...]
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2020 Olympic bid for Romagna?
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009From 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 the [...]
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 - [...]
3d trailer for Avatar, the new James Cameron film, to be shown in Rimini
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009The trailer for James Cameron’s new film, the eagerly awaited science fiction epic Avatar will be debuted this Friday, the 21st of August - and Rimini will be one of the very few places where you’ll be able to see the 3d version, at the IMAX cinema in the Befane shopping complex.
Cameron, the Canadian director of [...]
German Lotto Tourists Arrive in Rimini
Monday, August 17th, 2009A while back we published a post about the Lotto fever sweeping Italy, as its Superennalotto jackpot had not been won since January. Rimini was the city with the most number of tickets bought for the draw at that time.
Since then the jackpot has just grown in size, and now stands at €130 million interest [...]
Tony Blair controversial guest of honour at the Meeting Rimini 2009
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009Every year in Rimini there’s a huge and interesting conference, run by the Catholic organisation Comunion & Liberation, which attracts international coverage and thousands of visitors.
This year’s theme is ‘Knowledge is always an event’, and has attracted a number of high profile speakers including several members of the Italian government (including Minister for foreign affairs [...]
Planning for the 2010 Notte Rosa
Saturday, July 11th, 2009One of the reasons that Rimini, and the Adriatic riviera in general, is so popular with holidaymakers is because so much attention is paid to detail. This is nowhere more in evidence than in the development of one of Europe’s biggest annual parties - the Notte Rosa
To give you an idea, the organisers of the [...]
Morrisey announces two dates at Rimini’s Velvet!
Thursday, May 14th, 2009Undoubtedly one of the highlights for the summer season in Rimini- at least for fans of intelligent indie music - will be the two back-to-back concerts by Morrisey in the Adriatic Riviera’s most famous concert venue, Rimini’s Velvet.
The concerts have just been announced for the dates 13th and 14th of July, and at the moment [...]
Rimini Wellness kicks off
Thursday, May 14th, 2009Now in its fourth edition, today sees the kick off of the annual Rimini Wellness trade fair. It’s the place to be for professionals and exhibitors involved in any area of the sport/health/fitness market.But more than that, thanks to the various exhibitions, displays, and events put on during the four days of the trade fair, [...]
What the hell is Tchoukball? Find out in Rimini
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009Are you like me, without a clue as to what tchoukball may be? Well, there’s a good way to find out more, by heading down to the internatioal tchoukball beach festival , being held on the beach in Viserba on the 9th and 19th of May.
Tchoukball is a relatively knew sport, developed by a [...]
A sneak peek at the 25th annual Verucchio Festival
Monday, April 27th, 2009Preparation has long been underway for the 25th annual Verucchio festival, curated once again by Ludovico Einaudi, the internationally renowned Italian pianist and composer. The festival is one of the highlights of the summer in Romagna, and is well worth a visit from Rimini.
Verucchio, located strategically on a hilltop overlooking the sea, is an ancient [...]
Rimini Fiera figures up by 12%
Monday, April 6th, 2009Encouraging news from Rimini Fiera, which has just announced figures showing a growth in profits of roughly 13% in the last two years. The massive state of the art trade exhibition centre hosts a variety of famous international trade fairs including Rimini Fitness, Pianeta Birra and others. Every year the fiera hosts up to 40 [...]
Anyone in Rimini taking part in the 4am project
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009Karen Strunk is a freelance photographer who lives in Mosely, Birmingham in the U.K. With a photographers eye she was struck, returning home after a night out, by the beauty of the cityscape at 4.am in the morning. She started taking photos of the city at that time of the night, and started showing them [...]
An American perspective on Rimini’s Paganello
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009“Once everyone arrives on Holy Thursday, it’s time for the opening bash. Players and spectators alike gather at the beach for a feast of Lenten staples: pasta, fried fish and red wine. The wine, the area’s very own Sangiovese di Romagna, is served in 2-foot tall barrels each outfitted a skinny plastic tube for properly [...]
Rimini adheres to earth hour
Saturday, March 28th, 2009The comune of Rimini has added its support to the earth hour initiative, which will take place this evening worldwide (8.30 pm GMT). The initiative calls for public institutions and private citizens to turn off their lights for an hour, to symbolically show concern about global warming, and to support energy-saving initiatives.
While inRome the lights [...]
Steve Jobs to appear at Rimini’s Pio Manzu convention in October?
Friday, March 27th, 2009Italian bloggers dealing with tech news are today speculating that Steve Jobs, the man who founded Apple (and is credited with reviving the company’s ailing fortunes almost single-handedly), will make an appearance in October at the XXV’th edition of the world-renowned Pio Manzu conference.
An article appeared in local press in Romagna detailing plans for October’s [...]
