A Trip Via Rimini - The Previous and Present3712624
If Sigismondo Malatesta a well-known 15th Century Lord of Rimini came back, what would he make of Rimini these days? Apart from some of the apparent differences between the renaissance city of Malatesta and the contemporary city these days, (Malatesta's castle is still standing) the presence of cars, contemporary buildings and electrical lighting would probably amaze him. The most incredible thing though apart from the above would most likely be Rimini's move to the coast.
The city of Rimini in Malatesta's era had its defences inland which ran around what is today recognized as the centro storico. When Sigismondo Malatesta came to energy he decided a change was in order and promptly embarked on a vast building programme which included the Tempio
Malatesta - one of the finest examples of neo-classical architecture in Europe - and his enormous and extremely modern fortress, the Rocca Malatesta. The city of Malatesta was constructed on leading of the existing city - in other words on the site of the Roman city of Ariminum which was founded in the year 286 B.C. Malatesta used the existing Roman monuments at the time, such as the famous Ponte di Tiberio and Arco d'Augustoand incorporated them into his city. These well-known monuments can nonetheless be seen today on your trip to Rimini.
Taking a walk about Rimini these days, Malatesta would find the stunning sandy beaches and their magnetism quite puzzling throughout the summer months. Back in Malatesta's day the practice of lying in the sun on the beach and going for a dip would have been strange if not harmful as the beaches back then were locations for smuggling and brigandry as they had been away from the city of Rimini's primary defences. Italian cities just like
Rimini were often at war with every other and were in continuous conflict with their neighbours. Malatesta, throughout his life was in a continuous power struggle with Federico da Montefeltro, Lord of Urbino and also the Pope.We also know that Pope Pius II excommunicated Sigismondo in 1460 declaring him a heretic.
So when did Rimini start to become a city that is, for Italians and the numerous tourists from the globe more than, synonymous with sun, sea, and sand? In his fascinating study of the history of sea bathing in Rimini - Una costa lunga due secoli (Panozzo Editore), Professor Feruccio Farina, of the University of Urbino, sheds light on 1 of the initial tourist to take a dip in the stunning sea in Rimini. Her name was Elisabeth Kenny, and she was the young Irish wife of a Roman noble. Professor Feruccio Farina says that she is recorded as having visited the city of Rimini in the summer month of August of 1790 (over 300 years after the death of Sigismondo Malatesta), and stayed for more than two weeks to advantage from the wonderful sea air and waves.
Rimini is 1 of those classic holiday destinations for Italians and tourist alike. Rimini has been blessed with sun, sand and sea as well as culture. The classic beach holiday and culture vacation coexist right here in Rimini a lot to the delight of all that arrive right here. Rimini is effortlessly reached by numerous direct flights from numerous cities about Europe.
