What do you think about Rimini?

[HolidayHustling]

We’re looking to go away the last 2 weeks of July and I’ve been looking at northern Italy, mainly Rimini and surrounding areas.

I’ve not travelled to Italy much so I haven’t a clue as to what it would be like. Could any of you share what your experiences have been or any recommendations?

For info, we’d be 2 adults and 2 kids ( 3 and 6 months) and we’d be going by car.

TIA!

We were down the coast from Rimini in Misano Adriatico in July last year, it was very hot. I’ve also been to Riccione. Both are very popular seaside resorts for Italian tourists and very busy in July. But pleasant still, and there are lots of families. I’ve not been to Rimini itself.

There must be somewhere available in your original choice Cote d'Azur surely? So many places to choose from, from Menton in the east all the way along to Le Lavandou further west.

😂😂🫣 I find most Italian beaches are like this in July and August. My British husband is still traumatised from an August holiday where we spent hours every morning trying to find a car park and then a tiny spot on the beach. Alternative was paying €50 for two sun loungers 🤦🏻‍♀️. (This was in Sardinia)

we now go to Italy in June also because my UK kids can’t cope with 40 degrees! Plus I hate those overcrowded beaches with people on their phones, smoking, playing loud music etc

We're stopping for a night this month en route to Puglia (by train). I am now slightly afraid :)

@MissAmbrosia I am sure it’s not that crowded in May. Schools are still on. Teenagers are still at school and uni. There are no more public holidays in May.

well both involve shit holes 😬

I think driving across Europe to get to Rimini with a baby is less appealing than rimming to be honest.

font do it op. Rimini or rimming.

@BitOutOfPractice 🤣🤣🤣

😂😂😂

Have you looked at Croatia / Slovenia?
I haven't been since before the 1990s war but it's popular now. When we used to go there were lots of visitors who drove from Germany.

The answer would still be the same.
Not for me 😬

It seems Rimini doesn’t fit the bill at all. I don’t know much about Italian beach resorts so glad I asked here! I’ll have a look further up the coast but I think I might have to consider going elsewhere.

Croatia is def on the list but would most likely fly rather than drive.

Thanks for all your advice!

No child has ever been lost in Rimini. Or in Riccione. Ever.

And please, please, please, do not choose the Cinqueterre with a small child. People are not friendly, it is costly, the sea is relatively deep (and can be rough), and the beaches are small. Unless you are thinking of Levanto, which resembles Riccione, but with higher prices and less services.

Not sure if you are being sarcastic or deliberately obtuse

I was sceptical when we went for a day trip from Bologna via train but I found Rimini to be lovely place. I think it helped that we were there in mid June however. Weather was 'only' in the 30s and there were no crowds.

Not been, but heard Forte dei Marmi is way more family friendly, albeit on the Med coast line.
Italian beach clubs , from experience , are very regimented with lines of deck chairs etc and front rows go to the long established repeat guests.
But they are very very sociable and family friendly.
Rimini strikes me as an overdeveloped , spring break type of place.

I spent my entire childhood and teens in Riccione (long time ago), and it was fabulous. Then DH and I and the kids, yes also as babies, used to drive down, with one stopover. It's great for kids, shallow sandy beach, and accommodating family hotels. However 15/20 years ago, it started getting over developed, and lost its appeal. We have now decamped to Sardinia, but South, no crowds, no overly organized beaches. You can't drive, but I much prefer it.

Neither, really. No child has ever gone missing on the beach in Rimini or Riccione. The beach is divided into parcels, and there are an incredible number of people whose job is to make sure that children if wandering into other areas, are found.