Today we are crossing the Rubicon :)! The metaphor that means we are passing the no return point!
We’ve found Caesar with his famous phrase “the die has been cast” on the bridge.
We are heading San Marino and there is Rimini on our way! It is primarily known as a popular beach resort located on the east coast of Italy.
It’s October outside 🙂 So, we won’t spend our day near the seaside 🙂 there is no sun to soak up 😦
We can find a fresh air and clean white sand here today!
Behind the beach are hotels, villas, cafes and restaurants.
Rimini is the homeland of the Italian film director Federico Fellini. He was born here, but hadn’t done a single film shooting here 🙂
There a lot of places related to Fellini, you can get a special Federico Fellini walk tour through Rimini (or download a special application on Google play/App Store – and get self-guided tour). We decided to visit San Giuliano district. It was a village settled over the canal, where fishermen and artisans lived.
Now it a nice block you can walk on stone-paved streets lined by small brightly painted houses.
This place celebrates Fellini with some great murals inspired by his movies.
I enjoyed so poetic atmosphere, narrow streets with surprising turns and hidden places!
Finally we are here! This ancient city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Republic of San Marino is one of the world’s oldest republics and one of the smallest countries! I like a joke about it – “Blink and you will miss San Marino” 🙂
We arrived and the weather was .. a bit foggy:))
Wet and foggy! That moment when you can see totally nothing!!!
When you can’t see anything outside, the best idea is to visit museums or eat something special at local restaurants :)!
We decided to visit museum of torture (it was for free with touristic card), never have visited something like this before:)
It took us about 30 min to look at this collection of the medieval torture instruments and devices…
Machines used to cause pain and death or public mockery.
Worth a visit, it was a small journey through human cruelty.
San Marino has a very low tax policy so you can shop liberally here:) Enjoy but remember that many of the cobblestone streets are quite steep, and it’s 100% a good idea to wear good walking shoes 🙂
We were on Piazza della Liberta in the foggy October evening:) If you visit San Marino during summer, you can try to catch the changing of the guard here. It happens several times daily between June and mid-September.
It’s all for today:) It was a long day.
Tomorrow will be new day and new emotions:)
See you tomorrow 🙂
The journey to be continued…
Don’t sit at home. Travel! Travel with me! 🙂 Meaww!
Next day…Day 6. San Marino. Florence.
Previous day…Day 4. Venice and Burano.
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