We arrive in Rimini on the Adriatic side of Italy in the middle of a huge storm that has brought flooding to many central European towns and has now moved down to Italy. We take a taxi to our hotel during a break in the rain and head out to explore the town a bit.
Heavy seas and flooding
We walk along the lungomare, the seafront promenade, and watch the effects of the storm.
Boardwalk along the beach
Views of the stormy sea
We eventually tire of being blasted with water and follow the path along the harbor toward the old town. The harbor is packed with ships: commercial fishing boats, pleasure craft, and coast guard.
Fishing boat heading out into the storm
Pleasure craft
Fishing boats
Government boats
The narrow streets of the old town shelter us from the strong wind, but we still get wetter as we walk.
Old town
Streets of old town
Many of the buildings in the old town are covered with beautiful art, so much that we'll show them in the next few blogs. When we emerge from old town, we find ourselves at a bridge (Pont di Tiberio) back into the main part of Rimini where we walk from one beautiful city square to another.
Cross the river from old town
Large squares
Narrow streets between the squares
Soon, we find ourselves back at the sea to plan our visit in between storms.
Back at the sea
