Rimini is a cosmopolitan town but at the same time maintains its traditional Italian atmosphere, whether at the seaside or at the heart of the town: the historical centre. The ancient streets of Rimini and its characteristic cul-de-sacs are car free zones and shopping is an absolute must: from the craftshops, with their traditional cloths weaved and printed in the Romagna-style, to the most prestigious designer boutiques. In the evenings, the warm atmosphere and the live music in the numerous pubs, wine bars, lounge-bars, and restaurants ot the historical centre and the sea-front are the meeting places favoured by the young and all our students.

A little history...

Rimini’s history begins on the beach: as long as 800.00 years ago primitive man wandered along the coast. A thousand years before Christ, the Etruscans gave birth to one of the most thriving centres of the Villanova period at Verucchio, situated in the countyside close to Rimini, and documented in the charming museum. On the coast, at the mouth of the Ariminus river, on land previously inhabited by Etruscans, Umbrians, Greeks and Gauls, the Romans founded the colony of Ariminum in 268 A.D. Often the object of attention of Emperors, but in particular Augustus and Adriano, the town lived a splendid periiod, the most impressive and evocative remains of which are the Arc of Augustus, the Tiberian Bridge, the Amphiteatre and the Surgeon’s house. Evidence remains of the flourishing Medieval period in the Palazzo dell’Arengo and in the splendid thirteenth century frescoes in the Sant’Agostino Church , a masterpiece of Rimini’s art school dating from the fouteenth century. In the XIII and XVI centuries the lands around Rimini were governed by the Signoria dei Malatesta, one of the most poweful families of the period. Under the Malatesta family, every village in the surrounding area became a castle, the arts and culture flourished: the Malatestiano Temple was created, a masterpiece of the Renaissance period, built by Leon