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Rimini Wellness kicks off

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

Now 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, 2009

Are 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, 2009

Preparation 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 […]

Rimini Fiera figures up by 12%

Monday, April 6th, 2009

Encouraging 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, 2009

Karen 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, 2009

The 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 […]

Steve Jobs to appear at Rimini’s Pio Manzu convention in October?

Friday, March 27th, 2009

Italian 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 […]