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Rimini
Italy, officially the Italian Republic or Repubblica Italiana, is a Southern European country comprising of the Po River valley, the Italian Peninsula and the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. It is shaped like a boot and for this reason Italians commonly call it lo Stivale, the boot or, due to its prevalent peninsular geographical nature, la Penisola, the Peninsula.
Rimini is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy and capital city of the Rimini Province. It is located on the Adriatic Sea near the coast between the rivers. Marecchia and Ausa. Coast navigation and fishing are traditional industries and, together with Riccione, it is probably the most famous seaside resort on the Adriatic Riviera, among Italians. Its population is 136,777 with density of 1,019 per square kilometers.
Rimini’s history began at the beach. Up to 800,000 years ago, primitive man lived in the coastal area as far back as the hillside of Covignano. Rimini was a road junction connecting central Italy and northern Italy and it also opened up trade by sea and river. The city was involved in the civil wars but remained faithful to the popular party and to its leaders, firstly Marius and then Caesar. After crossing the Rubicon, the latter made his legendary appeal to the legions in the Forum of Rimini.
The city became a municipality in the fourteenth century and with the arrival of the religious orders, numerous convents and churches were built, providing work for many illustrious artists. In fact, Giotto inspired the fourteenth-century School of Rimini, which was the expression of original cultural ferment. Rimini, now a small town of the Papal States, had a local government under the Apostolic Legate of Ravenna.
Rimini is famous for its budding clubbing scene, and is known as the Ibiza of the Adriatic. The city is notable in disco music history for its Cosmic Club who's DJ Daniele Baldelli played records from a moving elevator to the young experimental audience. Baldelli's important contribution to the world of DJ'ing is perhaps overshadowed by his American counterparts, Frankie Knuckles and Ron Hardy.
A city known for its historic myths and traditions, scenic beauty, cooperative people and luxurious hotels and cottages, Rimini is one of the favorite holiday destinations for most of the vacation lovers.
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