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The art and history of Italy is close at hand

Rimini and its Riviera are ideally situated for anyone wishing to explore the towns and villages in central Italy so richly endowed with art and history. Close at hand is San Marino, the world’s oldest Republic, with three hill-top fortresses which shape its distinctive profile, and numerous museums. A few kilometres distant is the fortress town of San Leo, with its magnificent castle and other historic gems including the Cathedral and the Romanesque parish church. Urbino, with its Renaissance Ducal Palace, is about eighty kilometres away. A journey of little over 150 kilometres will take you to Assisi, with frescos by Giotto in the San Francesco Basilica, or Florence, with its inestimable monuments and masterpieces. Just 50 kilometres distant is Ravenna with its splendid Byzantine mosaics; and if you follow the Adriatic coast for about 150 kilometres you will reach Venice, with its gracious palaces and monuments reflected in lagoon and canals. Rimini is also an ideal centre for visiting other art and culture centres in Emilia Romagna such as Bologna, Parma and Ferrara.

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