If you are the sporty type, like to move around, and love the outdoors, you are likely to take a shine to Rimini. Because Rimini is a city that never stops: it may give the idea of slowing down perhaps, in some months, but if you look closely in summer or winter, spring or autumn, here the season is always right for sport and exercise.
Let’s start with the sea. At the sea and on the beach at any time of the year you can really indulge yourself. In the summer you can go sup, surf, kite, sail and, of course, swim, while on the sand it’s all about beach volleyball, beach tennis and beach basketball. From the Marina, boat or dinghy trips for diving are constantly scheduled, and in the bathing establishments there are whirlpools, well-equipped gyms, spinning bikes, and there is no shortage of functional gymnastics, Pilates and yoga training at all hours of the day – but especially at sunrise.
In the months when the beach is free of beach umbrellas, the shoreline becomes a destination for walking, Nordic walking and running, just as the waterfront is a huge open-air gym, with people running, cycling, stretching and enjoying the Parco del Mare (Sea Park), the long cycle-pedestrian strip inaugurated in 2020 with fitness areas, Technogym equipment and a colourful basketball court.
Like the new waterfront, the Piazza sull’Acqua (thr Square on the Water) at the Tiberius Bridge is also a place where sportsmen and women concentrate: there you can do activities in the midst of greenery, amidst dirt tracks and terraces dedicated to yoga.
The dozens of kilometres of cycle paths allow you to cross the city far and wide, training in total safety, and if you move inland you can have great fun on the mountain bike or gravel trails, go trekking or rock climbing on the walls overlooking the sea. This area is ideal for bicycle touring: from the coast you can quickly move on to the hills and more challenging climbs. Covering shorter distances you can reach Mount Carpegna (where Marco Pantani trained), the Sasso Simone and Simoncello Natural Park and the nearby Monte San Bartolo Regional Park, between Gabicce Mare and Pesaro, a wonder overlooking the sea where you can ride along paths accompanied by a breathtaking panorama.
Also just a few kilometres from the city are two golf courses, the Rimini-Verucchio Golf Club and the Riviera Golf Resort, both 18 holes, and a beautiful international equestrian centre, the Horses Riviera Resort. Let’s not forget that this is also the land of motors, and just a few minutes from Rimini the spectacle of MotoGP is staged at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, which, in addition to the MotoGP Grand Prix, hosts international races and competitions throughout the year.
You got it right, Rimini never stops. And for those who love to activate adrenalin and movement, you will be spoilt for choice.
