After one night in Milan I took the train to Rimini. Here, I did not have a reservation. So I simply walked into the first hotel that I saw near the station, asked for a single room and got it. The location of the Napoleon hotel was strategically important because on the following morning I planned to go to San Marino and to leave my backpack at the hotel, then pick it up and in no time be on the platform to catch the train to my next destination.
One thing that immediately catches the eye in Rimini is signs in Russian like Pharmacy, church service hours and so on. Later, I learned that a large number of migrants, mostly from Ukraine, live in Rimini. I had lunch at a small pizzeria ran by a migrant from the Middle East. He moved to Italy 5 years ago from Norway and dreamed about going to Canada.
‘Norway too cold. Snow every day. Italy good but no work here’, he complained.
Canada did not sound like a warm place. But I wished him good luck and went to see Rimini.
“The Surgeon’s House” was accidentely discovered during repaving works in 1989. It was a 2-storey building with private and professional areas. In one room, there were found mortars for the preparation of medicines and a large number of surgical instruments. This led to the conclusion that the house owner was a doctor.
Rimini is on the Adriatic Sea. The beach was a forest of folded sun umbrellas and virtually empty.
Next up is San Marino!
Very authentic! One can see the Roman troops marching through this arch:)
Very interesting! Such history! Thanks for sharing!