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All Italy Rimini

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Rimini

4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Rimini, Italy

Updated August 6, 2024

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The House of Shells exterior

Rimini, Italy

House of the Shells

One Italian taxi driver covered his entire house in small seashells creating a weird bit of architecture that is preserved to this day.
Italia in Miniatura

Rimini, Italy

Italia in Miniatura

Famous landmarks and structures from across Italy fill this miniature park.

Rimini, Italy

Ponte di Tiberio (Bridge of Tiberius)

This 2,000-year-old Doric bridge is still open to pedestrian traffic to this day.
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Rimini, Italy

Biblioteca Civica Gambalunga

The oldest civic library in Italy can trace its foundation back to 1619.
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The chief priest, Francesco Brigante, at the inauguration ceremony.

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San Marino Jinja

The only Shinto shrine in Europe that has been officially sanctioned by Japan.
8 miles from Rimini
Crossing the Rubicon

Savignano sul Rubicone, Italy

Crossing the Rubicon

For many years, the river that Julius Caesar led his army across into Italy was lost until re-identified.
8 miles from Rimini
In the Italian countryside, a somber mosaic marks the place Ruggero Pascoli was murdered.

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Monument to the Assassination of Ruggero Pascoli

A haunting mosaic marks the spot where a famous poet's father was murdered more than 150 years ago.
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