aRimini Caput Viarum

Rimini


Rimini is perhaps a tad over-excited about this newer attraction: a church and hospital dating to 1368 beautifully restored and converted into a small museum, which tells the story of ancient Ariminum through four slickly produced film shorts, an interactive display of the Roman-era town layout and a 2nd-century AD sarcophagus (and a few other structural fragments). It's free, after all, so on a rainy day…

It also serves as a tourist information point.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Rimini attractions

1. Cinema Fulgor

0.08 MILES

Legendary Italian film director Federico Fellini's restored hometown theatre, where he watched films as a child and developed his passion for cinema, was…

2. Ponte di Tiberio

0.1 MILES

The majestic five-arched Tiberius' Bridge dates from AD 21. In Roman times it marked the start of the Via Emilia – the important arterial road between the…

3. Museo della Città

0.11 MILES

This rambling museum is best known for its Roman section. Spread over several rooms, with excellent bilingual (Italian/English) signage, are finds from…

4. Palazzo del Municipio

0.12 MILES

The city's finest palazzi hug the attractive Piazza Cavour. On its northern flank, Palazzo del Municipio, built in 1562 and reconstructed after being…

5. Palazzo del Podestà

0.13 MILES

This imposing Gothic palazzo on the northern edge of pretty Piazza Cavour dates to the 14th century. It is not open to the public yet, but a new Museum of…

6. Domus del Chirurgo

0.15 MILES

Occupying a large square in the centre of Rimini, these excavated remains of three Roman homes (the most prominent being the dwelling of a prosperous…

7. Teatro Amintore Galli

0.15 MILES

As the Latin inscription states, 'With citizens' money and the ingenuity of Luigi Poletti in 1857' Rimini's Teatro Galli was inaugurated in the 19th…

8. Castel Sismondo

0.21 MILES

Also known as the Rocca Malatestiana, Rimini's classic Renaissance castle was designed by the great military leader himself, Sigismondo Malatesta…

  • placement: superzone
  • path: Destinations/POIs/superzone
  • possible size: [970, 250], [970, 90], [728, 90], [1, 1],
  • targeting:
    {
      "url": "italy/emilia-romagna-and-san-marino/rimini/attractions/arimini-caput-viarum/a/poi-sig/1568489/359891",
      "destination": "Rimini",
      "continent": "Europe",
      "country": "Italy",
      "city": "Rimini",
      "position": "superzone"
    }