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Bonelli bass where is their office in Riccione. Independent trips around Rimini

In summer (from mid-June to mid-September), buses will help you a lot with this Bonelli Bass(Bonelli bus). Italy, like many European countries, has a very convenient network railways. However, not everyone interesting places you can get there by train.

You can buy tickets for the Bonelli Bus buses at the ticket office next to the train station (see map below). When purchasing a ticket, you will be informed of the nearest stop from which the bus will pick you up at the appointed time. Promotion for families: on some routes 1 child accompanied by two adults is free!

Routes from Rimini:

Where can we go on the Bonelli Bus from Rimini?
Let's first tell you about the places that we chose.

The bus runs 1-2 times a week (depending on the month). Time to visit the city is 7 hours. Round trip fare from Rimini: adult - 41 euros; children (3-12 years old) - 34 euros. There is a much cheaper option - by train with a change in Faenza.

10. Italy in miniature.
Park with exact copies sights of Italy.

The bus runs several times a day. Round trip fare from Rimini: 3 euros. When purchasing a ticket, you receive a coupon for the same amount, which can be used at the park's eateries. In addition, in Rimini there is a free bus that goes to the IKEA store with a stop at the Italia in Miniature park.

11. Loreto.
Christian pilgrimage center with the House of the Holy Family.

The bus runs once a week in the morning. Time for inspection is 2.5 hours. Round trip fare from Rimini: adult - 17 euros; children (3-12 years old) - 13 euros.

12. Mirabilandia- amusement park.

The bus runs 5 times a week in the morning. Time to visit the park is 7.5 hours. Travel cost (ticket to the park is not included in the price!) round trip from Rimini: 10 euros.

We learned that this company provides trips to San Marino (as part of local routes) at the tourist information office, which is located right next to the Rimini train station. If you are facing the station, the information office will be on the right, where the bicycle parking is. At the information office you can get flight schedules to San Marino.

We boarded the bus to San Marino in the square in front of the train station. As it turned out, this is clear from the schedule, you could get on at the first stop - piazza MARVELLI which is very close, 5 minutes from the RADAR hotel, along Regina Elena street to the north. The cost of a one-way trip to San Marino is €4.00.

Tickets were sold right next to the bus by a lively old woman who also served as a turnstile. When we approached the bus, which according to the schedule should have already set off, grandma forestalled our question by nodding her head affirmatively - “Si, si... San Marino!” Probably the phrase - “here they send to San Marino?” She's already sick of it. Firmly blocking our path with one hand, with the other she let through one by one a group of tourists who had already paid for the fare. It was not our plan to hang around for more than an hour waiting for the next bus, and her barrier hand hinted to us about it. But now, all the tourists had already entered and the grandmother, turning to face us, as if to say, now it’s your turn, in exchange for our 16 € (without change) gave us 4 tickets for two - di andanta e ritorno, round trip. After 45 minutes of an exciting trip (as we approach the final destination, the road goes up a “snake” past huge shops closed for the weekend) we arrive in the capital of the Republic of San Marino at GIANGI Square, where the parking lot is located tourist buses P2.

At the exit from the parking lot there is a stand with a map of the city, on which a point is marked - “we are here” - to guide wild tourists. From the same square, the bus leaves for Rimini, although it boards not in the parking lot, but outside it - at the bus stop, closer to the circular flowerbed (see map below).

Having looked around a little, we moved towards the historical part of the city, surrounded by a fortress wall, to where the bulk of tourists rushed.

You can't really walk up the steps, it's too steep - mechanisms come to the rescue.

Through the city gate Porta San Francesco we enter the historical part of the city.

In such cramped conditions, the only thing missing is a car!

Along the way there are a lot of shops, restaurants, bars - the prices are inhumane!

Along Via Eugippo, past the Palazzo Pubblico, we slowly move towards observation platforms and the upper station of the funicular.

Ferrari “Stable” - photographs to commemorate the F1 San Marino Grand Prix, held in Imola (Italy).

San Marino, Ferrari stable

The clock says 11:01. Hot! You can drink water and take a couple of pictures. The panorama is magnificent, but the point is not the highest. All the heights are ahead.

The entire Republic in the palm of your hand.

Here is such a two-level intersection. We continue moving towards the most noticeable sights of San Marino - the watchtowers.
There are three watchtowers in total: the first Guaita tower, the second Cesta tower and the third Montale tower. The first two towers are mini castles that tourists can visit. The farthest, Montale is separate standing tower, closed to entry inside.
Cost of visiting the towers:
Single ticket – 3.00 €.
Ticket giving the right to visit two towers - 4.50 €.
Free entry for disabled people, their accompanying persons and children under 6 years old.
The official website of the state museums of the Republic of San Marino is www.museidistato.sm.

The first tower, TORRE GUAITA, is the first tower built in San Marino. The construction of the tower dates back to the 11th century. Currently, it is a well-maintained building: traces of restoration and remodeling are evident.

San Marino, first tower, I TORRE GUAITA, panorama from the tower

Now our path lies in the direction of the second tower, II TORRE CESTA, which is located on the very high point Mount Titano, respectively, and the Republic of San Marino (750 meters above sea level). The tower was built a little later than the first one - at the beginning of the 13th century, on the ruins of a Roman fortress. In the CESTA tower you can visit the museum of ancient weapons. And this is how the second tower (II TORRE CESTA) looks from the top of the first:

San Marino, second tower, II TORRE CESTA (view from the top of the first tower)

Five minutes walk along a winding path paved with stone, and we are at the gate of the second tower (II TORRE CESTA).

I forgot to say that both the first and second towers have an internal staircase that leads to the topmost balcony of the tower. Oversized people may have problems not so much with climbing the stairs to the balcony as with going down the stairs from the balcony. The situation may be reminiscent of cosmonaut Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov’s spacewalk, or rather his attempt to return to the airlock compartment - it was somehow awkward there, on the towers.

Carefully! On the territory of the second tower there are “tame” butterflies

San Marino, second tower, II TORRE CESTA, "handmade" butterfly

But the view of the first tower is a serious fortification. What a desperate “pepper” you had to be to attack the city from this side!

San Marino, first tower, I TORRE GUAITA, view from the second tower

In the photo above, in the distance in the center you can see the third tower - the MONTALE tower. The path to it lies along an unpaved rocky path, gently sloping down and, probably, in such heat, it would be possible not to go to it, anticipating returning along the same path, but uphill. But we decided to fulfill our duty to the end. We finally reached it, meeting there a family whose members, exhausted, simply lay in the shadow of this tower, on bare stones, recovering from the heat.

From this tower we set off on the return journey. I’ll tell you a little about something sad: in San Marino on Donna Felicissima street there is this bronze figurine:

San Marino, bronze figurine crying girl in memory of the tragic events in Beslan...

This figurine of a crying girl was installed here in memory of the tragic events that occurred in Russia in the city of Beslan. Well, what can I say, of course, thanks to the residents and “fathers” of the city of San Marino for such a gesture of condolences... but it would be better if they did it somehow differently. It’s somehow uncomfortable to see a figurine that was placed almost on the roadway - well-fed, satisfied Europeans with smiles on their faces, posing against the backdrop of grief and horror for photos in their family albums...what heights can the hypocrisis of Europeans still reach, with traces of compassion and pain, laying flowers at the Norwegian Embassy, ​​exclaiming, “Oh may gat! ZATS TERRBL RUNSIONS!” - at the sight of photographs of bears skating in a Moscow circus and at the same time blessing the bombing of Libya, Yugoslavia, Afghanistan? I have no doubt that in Norway, on the island of Utøya, and maybe even in the center of Oslo, a memorial will be erected in memory of the victims of the massacre of July 22, 2011, and the compassionate citizens of San Marino will erect a bronze figurine of a Norwegian boy with an outstretched hand, asking not to shoot at him... and at at any time of the year, this bronze statue will have fresh flowers and no one will think of taking a photo in an embrace with a bronze boy... after all, this is “their” boy... and the one on Donna Felicissima street is “our” girl... Something I’m in the wrong place with my charter - God is their judge.
Okay, let's move on through the streets of San Marino. The eyes are looking for somewhere to have a snack - it’s lunch time. I noticed that Italians like to eat in crowded spaces so that their elbows rest against their neighbors, and the person sitting opposite is looking into the bowl of soup. Believe it or not, all the bars and restaurants that we passed at that time were packed to capacity with people sitting like “herrings in a barrel.” We would have been glad to squeeze onto the bench, but those already eating would not have let us in. We had to turn off the tourist path onto a deserted street, San Francesco.

A couple of steps and we are in Sant Agata Square, where there is a monument to the fighters for liberation from occupation in the war of 1739-1740.

San Marino, monument to Girolamo Gosi and the freedom fighters in the war of 1739-1740.

Here, on this square, is the Titano Theater. In its building, on the ground floor, there is a tourist information office. A woman, an office worker, seeing that we were looking at everything here alone, came out to us (we ourselves would never have guessed that there was at least one living soul), handed us a bunch of brochures without saying a word, took a bag of groceries and, locking the office door, slowly walked down the deserted street. Probably home for dinner - a siesta, though.

With thoughts of daily food on our minds, we followed the woman along Contrada Di Portanova. We went out onto the equally deserted street Via Paolo III and, passing by the completely empty SMALLER restaurant, asked the yawning employees: “Aperto?” They happily nodded their heads - yes, yes, take any place!

We sat by the window, ordered two pizzas, beer and mineral water. We had to wait until the pizza was prepared - and we were in no hurry. The pizzas were huge, the water and beer were cold. For everything about everything we paid 15.00 €:
Pizza Margherita -4.00 €
Pizza 4 cheeses – 6.50 €
Min water (bott.) – 2.00 €
MORETTI beer (bottle) – 2.50 €.

We give the SMALLER restaurant a solid five. If you're in those parts, be sure to stop by.
So our stay in San Marino ended. After standing in the square where the morning bus took us and realizing that there was no smell of a return bus here, we turned to the watchman in the booth (at the entrance to parking lot P2). We were clearly shown, in language and gestures, the place from where buses to Rimini depart. Now we know about this (see the map at the beginning of the story). Well, that's all - we're going home to Rimini.

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    Like many other readers of this blog, I would like to express my admiration for such a detailed story and beautiful photographs. Written in clear language and with humor. I was in Italy once with my friends a month ago, we were vacationing on the island. Ischia. I really liked the island, fertile with thermal springs. And even though we were scared that 22-year-old girls shouldn’t go to the “retirement” island, because there would be nothing to do there... Our fears were not justified! We had a great time!) We fell in love with Italy and their people! Therefore, at the end of September we are planning to visit this magical country again! We are going to Rimini for a week, we want to visit Venice and San Marino. I read the articles “Rimini-Venice-Rimini” and “Rimini-San Marino-Rimini” and was VERY pleased! Just like many others, I printed out these articles and will take them with me as a guide!)

    THANK YOU SO MUCH!)

    Thank you very much, it’s very interesting, although I’ve been to San Marino several times.

    Thank you very much for the information about buses!
    The trip to San Marino was a success!
    As for “where to eat”: we were quite pleased (both in terms of prices and quality) with the cafe located immediately after the bus disembarkation point, near the fortress walls (as far as I can remember, 1 level above the bus parking lot)

    Thank you very much for the interesting story!
    On November 18, a large group (12 people) will move from Cesenatico to Rome. There was a desire to leave in the morning for San Marino and in the evening from San Marino for Rome. I can't decide what to do with the tickets. And isn't there too little time? The day is short. Autumn.
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    See what TrenItalia offers for the evening of 18.09 (after 15:00) on the route Rimini - Roma (Tutte Le Stazioni). Good option departing from Rimini at 19:15 (regional RV 1764) with a change in Bologna by train FRECCIARGENTO 9455.
    Buses from San Marino to Rimini depart on Sunday evenings - 14.15, 15.30, 16.45, 18.00. We don’t consider the latter - it’s an hour’s bus ride from San Marino to Rimini (the train to Bologna leaves at 19:15!). There are three buses left - just look. The group may not get on the bus completely; besides you, there will be other tourists and “other working people”. You will need to get to the return bus at 15:30; if you don’t get on, there will be a bus at 16:45 (in your case, the last one).

    Got it, thank you, but how far is it from the bus station in Rimini to the train station? and are there any storage lockers?

    Are there luggage storage facilities at the train station of Rimini or San Marino, otherwise walking with suitcases is not interesting (((

    Good day. Thank you very much. A lot of useful information. Please tell me how long the bus takes from Trevisio airport to the train station in Ve Mestre. I want to take the risk of buying a ticket to Rimini in advance, but I can’t calculate the time. We arrive at 7-50 am.
    Thank you.

    Now I looked again at Trentalia and realized that you can go straight to Cesenatico. There is still a question with the bus from Trevisio airport.

    Thanks for the information about the restaurant. I was there yesterday. But, I made a different order, because... walked around San Marino. So: 2 x 150 red wine, gorgeous cold cuts, peasant soup, absolutely wonderful and satisfying + 1 coffee = 50 euros, I didn’t even regret anything. There is a cook there, I think from Ukraine, you can call her and place an order. I recommend!!

Rimini is not only one of the most famous Italian resorts, but also a convenient starting point for traveling around Italy. A flight to Rimini is much cheaper than a flight to Rome, Milan, Venice. The network of roads and railways allows you to get from Rimini to almost anywhere in the country. There are many budget hotels for those who prefer to spend the whole day sightseeing. That is why TEZ TOUR offers several sightseeing tours with a flight to Rimini, which will cost almost the price of an air ticket!

Rimini

The typical beach town of Rimini also boasts historical monuments. Here is triumphal arch Emperor Augustus - the oldest in Italy, built in 27 BC. (pictured), and the Tiberius Bridge, which is only 50 years younger than him. The historical center of the city is located right between these ancient buildings. It is quite small and can be easily explored on foot. Inspect cathedral Rimini, Three Martyrs Square ( Piazza Tre Martiri) with City Hall, Place Cavour ( Piazza Cavour) with a complex of ancient buildings and fountains, the majestic Malatesta Castle. The final stop of bus route No. 11, which runs along the coast to Riccione, ends just in the historical part of Rimini.

International airport: located 8 km from the city, in the Miramare area. It accepts flights from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Krasnodar, Rostov-on-Don, Samara, Yekaterinburg and other cities. City bus No. 8 runs to the airport.

Railway station: located at Piazzale Cesare Battisti, near the historical center of Rimini (stop no. 4 of city bus routes 1-9, 11, 14-20). From here you can go to Bari, Bologna, Turin, Milan, Ravenna. There are direct fast trains to Venice and Rome. Tickets can be purchased at ticket offices or ticket machines at the station (the machines accept credit cards and cash) or order online at www.trenitalia.com. Please remember that when checking tickets ordered online, the ticket inspector on the train must present the original passport.

There is a tourist information office next to the station ( Tourist information office), where you can get a free map of Rimini and San Marino.

Bologna

The capital of the Emilia-Romagna region, the oldest university center in Europe. It is often called the culinary capital of Italy, because Bolognese sauce and many other national dishes were invented here. A characteristic feature of the city is the arched galleries on the first floors of buildings in the historical center, which now house countless shops. Main square- Piazza Nettuno, on which stands a fountain by the 16th-century sculptor Giamobologna (pictured), and the adjacent Piazza Maggiore. Bologna is also famous for its leaning towers (Azinelli and Garisenda), which stand at an angle to each other. Main station ( Bologna Centrale) is located just 1.5 km from Piazza Maggiore.

How to get there: by train with central station Rimini.
Distance: 120 km
Travel time: 1-2 hours, depending on the type of train.
Ticket price: from 9.30 to 20 € one way.

Florence

A city of beautiful churches and cathedrals, statues and art galleries. Come here to climb Giotto's bell tower or the dome of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, admire the pearls of painting in the Uffizi and Pitti galleries, and walk along the ancient Ponte Vecchio bridge over the Arno River.
Florence Central Train Station ( Firenze S. M. Novella) is located about half an hour walk from the historical center. From there you can go to Pisa, which is about 70 km away. There is a tourist information office in the building next to the station, where you can get a free map of the city.

How to get there: by train from Rimini Central Station (with a change in Bologna or Faenza).
Distance: 240 km.
Travel time: 2-3 hours, depending on the type of train and the duration of the transfer.
Ticket price: from 21 to 44 € one way.

Venice

A city on the water, the most romantic in Europe, and perhaps in the whole world. Walk along narrow bridges and streets, take a gondola ride along the Grand Canal, feed pigeons and seagulls in Piazza San Marco. You can visit the Doge's Palace and admire the paintings of great masters, ancient weapons, and magnificent interiors. Opens from the bell tower of San Marco beautiful view throughout Venice, and you can get there by elevator.
Venice Central Station ( Venezia Santa Lucia, ) is located at the very beginning of the Grand Canal, near the bus terminal at Piazzale Roma. From here you can take the vaporetto (water bus) to Piazza San Marco in about 45 minutes.

How to get there: by train from Rimini Central Station (direct flight or with a change in Bologna or Faenza).
Distance: 240 km.
Travel time: 2 hours 50 minutes - 3 hours 30 minutes, depending on the type of train and the duration of the transfer.
Ticket price: from 19 to 50 € one way.

Milan

The capital of world fashion and opera. It is here that one of the first passages in Europe is located - the Gallery of Victor Emmanuel II and one of the most famous opera houses in the world - La Scala. Milan Cathedral (pictured) is recognized as the second grandest in Italy, after St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. Also noteworthy are the Castello Sforzesco in the city center and the church of Santa Maria della Grazie, where you can see the fresco " Last Supper» Leonardo da Vinci. The high fashion streets - Via Montenapoleone, Via Manzoni, Via della Spiga - always offer excellent shopping.
Milan Central Station ( Milano Centrale,) is located some distance from the historical center, next to the Centrale metro station (line M2). The Sforzesco Castle is on the same M2 line (Cadorna station) and the Duomo of Milan is on the M1 line (Cordusio station).

How to get there: by train from Rimini Central Station (direct flight or with a transfer to Bologna).
Distance: 330 km.
Travel time: 2 hours 30 minutes - 3 hours 20 minutes, depending on the type of train and the duration of the transfer.
Ticket price: from 29 to 60 € one way.

Rome

“The Eternal City”, without which a trip to Italy would be incomplete. The most important things (Vatican, Pantheon, Colosseum, Capitoline Hill, Piazza Navona and Piazza Venezia) can be seen in one day. But for a more thorough acquaintance with the capital of Italy, you need to spend at least a few days here. You can choose a tour with transfer to Rome or book an additional hotel for one or two nights.
It is simply impossible to list the sights of Rome: this is the ancient castle of Sant'Arcangelo, and the majestic Trevi Fountain, and Piazza di Spagna with the famous Spanish Steps, and the Borghese Gallery, and the Roman Forums, and the shopping streets Via del Corso and Via del Babuino... Even beyond For a few days you cannot get to know and explore all of Rome, but you can fall in love with it forever.
Rome Central Station ( Roma Termini) is located almost in the very center of the city, a little to the northeast, next to the metro station and the bus terminal with the same name. From here you can walk to the Colosseum, Trevi Fountain and Piazza Venezia.

How to get there: by train from Rimini Central Station (direct flight or with a change in Bologna or Faenza) or by Bonelli Bus (timetable and stops).
Distance: 380 km.
Travel time: 3 hours 15 minutes - 3 hours 50 minutes, depending on the type of train and the duration of the transfer.
Ticket price: from 29 to 75 € train, 33 € bus one way.

If you imagine that Rimini is a person, then you can characterize him as an intelligent person who, knowing about his shortcomings in the range of riches and attractions, surrounded himself with excellent neighbors and did everything to make visiting them easy. So where to go from Rimini. Indeed, from Rimini it is quite easy to get to a variety of cities and interesting places in Italy. You just need to decide on a goal and choose a way to achieve it.

In Rimini, things are well done with Russian guides, who have developed and practiced routes around Italian cities; they often organize these trips using their own or rented transport. You just need to write/call them and order. Here are some addresses of such guides: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] . But these trips are sometimes quite expensive, so in this article we look at ways to travel independently.

You can travel from Rimini to any city by train. To do this, you decide on the city, go to the website www.trenitalia.com, choose a train, buy a return ticket and go. Or take a bus to your chosen destination.

There are several bus stations in Rimini, different bus companies travel between Italian cities.

One of the most popular companies among tourists is Bonelli Bus: www.bonellibus.it. On the website you can immediately select and book your trip.

Now let’s try to organize our own trips from Rimini to cities.

Complex “Italy in Miniature”

There is an entertainment complex in Rimini that allows you to see all the sights of Italy, and more, in one day. This Park "Italy in Miniature". The founder of the park, businessman Ivo Rambaldi, in 1970 built a small copy of the Cathedral of St. Apollinaris from his hometown Ravenna. And then off we went: they built the Colosseum, recreated the Piazza del Campo from Siena, the Florentine Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, and then the whole of Italy, and behind it some symbols of other European countries.

It will take several hours to explore the entire park, and if you are going there with children, then consider that you will devote the whole day to this complex: the park has a lot of attractions that operate completely free of charge. There are cafes and restaurants, places for walks in the fresh air.

The park is open:

  • from April to September from 9:30 to 18:30 daily, in August until 19:00;
  • from October to March - from 9:30 to 16:30 on Saturdays and Sundays

Entrance ticket:

  • adults - 23 euros;
  • children from 1 m to 1 m 40 cm - 17 euros;
  • children under one meter tall - free admission

Where else can you go from Rimini?

If you are not satisfied with this acquaintance with Italian beauties, then we follow further along specific routes.

From Rimini to San Marino on your own


Perhaps the most interesting and mysterious neighbor of Rimini is the world's oldest republic of San Marino. Situated on Monte Titano and surrounded on all sides by Italy, it dwarf state appreciates every tourist who comes to visit him. 9 towers - 9 cities. You can get around the entire republic quite quickly, but the people of San Marino know how to entertain and captivate their guests. Various festivals and holidays, large number historical buildings, palaces and monuments, the very mountainous terrain in which this republic lives are able to interest visitors for a long time. The air itself here is healing: if in summer it is hot in Emilia-Romagna, then on the mountain slopes of San Marino you can find coolness, there is something to breathe here.

San Marino is a famous duty free zone. Many tourists come here to bargain and buy excellent quality leather goods at a reasonable price.

In order to enter San Marino you will need a foreign passport with an Italian or Schengen visa and health insurance.

Regular buses run daily from the train station in San Marino Bonelli Bus, making about ten flights a day. Here's an example summer schedule: www.bonellibus.it, see winter schedule. One way ticket price 5 euros, back and forth - 9 euros. Tickets are sold at the bus stop in a separate kiosk (read the sign, it should indicate "San Marino"). The same company organizes excursion trips, buses go non-stop. You can book a tour on the website. However, it will cost already from 10 euros. The bus journey is within an hour.

There's another one bus route to San Marino: the same company is driving, but along a slightly different road. This stop is located on the embankment, from the station by bus № 11 you reach the 14th stop. This is Piazza Marvelli. Look for the blue stand with the company's burgundy trim. Bonelli Bus. This is a stop. You can buy tickets nearby.

No matter what bus you take, the place of arrival of the bus from Rimini and, accordingly, the place of departure back is the same - Piazza le Calcigni(Piazza le Calcigni).

You can also get there by rented car. But you will have to leave it in the parking lot, because there is nowhere to go in San Marino. Parking lots are located at the foot of Monte Titano, there are already 13 of them, some are free (white markings), but you can get them there free space- from the realm of fantasy, the price for parking on paid parking depends on the time you plan to spend in San Marino. If your visit does not exceed 6 hours, then the cost of parking will cost 1.5 euros per hour if you stay for more for a long time, then the amount starts from 8 euros.

Another tip: the guides will stubbornly invite you to wine tasting and visiting specific stores with Russian-speaking sellers. You can visit everywhere, even try the wine: it’s really tasty, but you don’t need to buy it there. You will find exactly the same goods on neighboring streets at lower prices. And there will be more choice.

From Rimini to Rome on your own


You can get to the capital of Italy by train or bus. Company Trenitalia offers large selection trains to Rome. There are no direct routes; you will have to change trains in Bologna. This direction is usually served by fast trains Frecciargento, Frecciarossa And Frecciabianca. These are trains of increased comfort and high speed. Sometimes regional trains pass part of the route, this makes the ticket a little cheaper. But basically, the ticket price starts from 49.80 euros. But 3.5-4 hours, and you are in the capital of Italy.

There is also a bus service between Rimini and Rome. Companies Bonelli Bus And FlixBus(sites: www.bonellibus.it And www.flixbus.ru) carry out transportation on this route. Trip cost from 23 euros. Travel time is a little over 4 hours. Composite routes (there are some) last longer. Therefore, when choosing a route on websites, be careful.

To Florence from Rimini on your own


Florence - view of the dome of the Duomo

By train you can get to Florence with a change in Bologna in two and a half hours maximum. There is no direct message. The waiting time for the next train to Bologna is on average 15-20 minutes. Ticket price - from 24.75 euros. When specifying your destination station, select the main station of Florence - Firenze Santa Maria Novella. It is located in walking distance from the historical center of the capital of Tuscany.

The bus service is as follows: company FlixBu makes one flight per day. The bus leaves Rimini at 07:45 am and arrives in Florence at 11 am. The return flight is possible on the same day at 16:20 (you arrive back at 19:30) or the next day. A one-way ticket - 15.90 euro. Finding a return ticket may be difficult. But when early booking this is quite possible. With company Bonelli Bus you will cover this path in 4 hours and 41 euros(back and forth).

(...) Rimini is ideal as a starting point for interesting trips. If you look at the map, there are many major cities Italy can be reached in 2-3-4 hours, not to mention small ones. In addition to the car, accessible and convenient means of transportation: Bonelli Bus and trains.

Bonelli Bus– a local bus network that transports tourists to some of the most attractive and popular routes. The principle is this: you buy a ticket in advance (they have an office at the railway station), the bus takes you to your destination, you walk there yourself, and at the appointed time the bus collects tourists and goes back to Rimini. The only inconvenience, in my opinion, is that excursions on the Bonelli Bus are scheduled by day of the week, for example, a trip to a certain place can only be once a week - accordingly, you cannot relax and act spontaneously, but it is better to plan everything right away at the beginning of your vacation by day , when and where.

The second way is the railway system TrenItalia. There is a schedule at the station, there are machines for buying tickets, there are ticket offices with real people with whom you can always communicate (at least in Rimini it is possible in English). It is necessary to pay attention to the type of train - Regionale, InterCity, Eurostar. At the ticket office, if you simply say your destination, they will sell you a ticket for the cheapest type of train, i.e. Regionale. It drives slowly, but it runs most often and costs really little. If you buy a ticket for one type of train, but actually go on a train of a higher class, the controller (and there are many of them!!) will issue a fine. So, personally, I looked at the schedule and wrote down on a piece of paper the departure time of the train we planned to take. When buying a ticket, I checked with the cashier, pointing to the recorded time, he checked with his data, they say, yes, this one, and even said the platform. In principle, the platform is written on the board, but there are changes in the schedule, so it is better to check several times. After purchasing tickets, they must be validated at the station (yellow machines). If the ticket is not validated, a fine is provided (we ourselves witnessed such a scene with inexperienced Englishmen), since there is no date or time on the ticket, only the destination, and such a ticket is valid for several months. A validated ticket is valid for 6 hours. According to our and some other travelers' observations, trains are regularly delayed, and the delay time is not initially final. Once we sat on the train for exactly an hour, everyone was waiting for it to leave any minute.

I found it funny that on many trains stops are not announced, i.e. like you have to quickly find your bearings when the train approaches the platform. If you don’t want to fuss, then it’s better to look at the schedule for the time of arrival at the stop you need and what number it is. (Moreover, on double-decker InterCity trains, stops are also not announced, and “rushing” from the second floor of the train, given the leisurely pace of other tourists (if they are not Russians), is somewhat annoying).

On trains, to get on or off, you need to press either a button (usually green) or a lever. Without this, the door will not open. On some trains you have to look for the buttons. For example, I was once on the Eurostar from Bologna, and was already thinking that I wouldn’t be able to get off (there was no one to ask), when I saw a button on the side, at the very bottom, approximately at the level just above the knees. Well, there is probably some kind of thought in this J. The second button turned out to be at the level of 1.80 m. In general, Eurostar trains did not impress me. They are, of course, faster, but 3 times more expensive than the Regionale, the seats there are the same as on other trains, except that the air is a little colder (you want to throw on a warm jacket). For example, from Bologna by Regionale 1.5 hours, by Eurostar 50 minutes. Ticket – 6.5 euros and 18 euros, respectively. Feel the difference J. I think that for a trip to Rome, for example, Eurostar is suitable, but to the nearest suburbs it’s just a waste of money.

Ravenna– the last capital of the Western Roman Empire – is famous for its mosaics. Even if you are not a fan of mosaics and architecture, it is still worth going there. No matter how much we traveled around Europe, we only saw this there.

Old town including all attractions starts almost immediately from the train station. Directly opposite the station, in the shade of trees, there is a working basilica, very pretty on the outside and pleasant on the inside. In the courtyard in front of the basilica, a sarcophagus is hidden unnoticed, and mournful church singing flows from the speakers. It’s impressive and somehow imperceptibly sets you up for sightseeing.

If you leave the basilica and go straight, you will find yourself on one of the central streets of the city, along which you can exit to Piazza del Popolo and further along the map. If, after visiting the basilica, you turn onto the street on the left, you will come to a very beautiful Baptistery. In Ravenna, it makes sense to buy a single ticket to visit all the main attractions. From experience, I can say that you can actually get around them leisurely in about 3-4 hours.

Most memorable were the Baptisteries and the Basilica of Galia Placidia.

During siesta, of course, all restaurants are closed, so it is unlikely that you will be able to have lunch in Ravenna.

Note: you can do some good shopping in Ravenna; there are purely Italian shops that sell clothes made directly in Italy, and not in India or Bangladesh, although the prices are no cheaper than ours. But the style... in Moscow you will be wearing it in a single copy J. If you take an excursion from a tour operator, then of course there won’t be enough time for it, but if you go on your own, then you just need to remember about siesta time, which in Ravenna in some stores starts at 12.45-13.00 .

How to get there: from the train station in Rimini, direct trains run every hour to Ravenna, the ride is just over an hour.

Another city that is definitely worth a visit is Urbino. You can't deny him a bright personality. Either a fortress, or a city in the mountains, the streets are narrow, sometimes rushing up, sometimes rushing down; following them, you come out to some picturesque place, then suddenly you find yourself on the edge of the city... The whole of Urbino consists of ups and downs.

The city is listed as a UNESCO heritage site. Museums, including the must-see Palazzo Dukale, are open without a lunch break (shortened on Monday, up to 14 hours).

Walking around Urbino, you catch yourself simply enjoying the unusualness of this place. The city seems to be ancient, but at the same time somehow lively, modern, with many cafes, colorful groups of tourists and rare souvenir shops. Perhaps it is enlivened by the large number of students, since there are several universities in Urbino. The whole of Urbino is one big attraction. The houses of local residents are made of the same stone as the castle and fortresses, and fit perfectly into the overall landscape; cars and motorcycles gracefully fit into turns in narrow streets, easily take off up the next climb or gracefully go down.

In my opinion, you need to go to Urbino for the whole day. The ideal option, of course, is by car. The town is located only 60 km from Rimini, but getting to it is inconvenient. Bonelli Bus takes you there once a week after lunch. In the city, you get about 4 hours of free time, which is close.

How to get there:

1. Bonelli Bus, see schedule.

2. By train to Pesaro station (from Rimini towards Riccione), then by bus. Coming out of the railway station, you will see a square with buses on the right. The bus runs about once an hour, calling at all the villages along the way, so it’s a little tiring, the total bus ride takes an hour and 10 minutes.

Bologna– this is the city to which you should go early in the morning and not even expect to be back in time for dinner. Firstly, it’s an hour and a half drive to Bologna. Trains run frequently, several times an hour. Secondly, the city is quite large. By the time you get to the historical center, you will want to sit down and rest, fortunately there are plenty of cafes and fast food establishments.

I liked Bologna this time even more than on my previous visit. A few years ago we were there after rain, it was cloudy, and the solid, dark buildings of Bologna created a gloomy feeling. This time the sun was shining, and it gave a little lightness to this fundamentally powerful city with architecture that is not distinguished by sophistication and originality. Bologna differs from many other large cities in Italy with its endless long galleries along the buildings on both sides of the street. In the depths of the galleries there are entrances to cafes, shops, etc. You can wander under the heavy arches of the galleries for hours (the galleries stretch for several kilometers), you are in a protected space and do not depend on the vagaries of the weather.

We walked around Bologna for several hours, then did a little shopping. Shopping in Bologna is good. There are many chain stores that have not yet opened their doors here in Russia, and, of course, Italian clothing design will leave few people indifferent.

How to get there: by train from the train station in Rimini, trains run frequently.

Verona and Lake Garda
We bought an excursion from Pak groups, it was well organized, they pick you up from Rimini, of course, at 6 in the morning, and there was very little free time everywhere. It would have been possible to get to Verona by train and not rush anywhere, but we preferred the excursion option.

I don’t know if it’s easy to get to Lake Garda on your own, but this place is definitely worth a visit. Small towns nestle around a long and wide lake with azure water. Following the trip plan, they are brought to the town of Sirmione, then they take a boat ride on the lake and have a little more than an hour of free time left. Sirmione is a small, beautiful town of just a few streets, colorful in some places, cute in others, with crowds of tourists milling around and occasionally buying something in the souvenir shops. Beautiful views, during your free time a spectacular photo shoot is guaranteed. Even during siesta, the ovens in restaurants are heated, and they are ready to serve you real Italian pizza, even tastier than the one in Rimini. The lake itself is beautiful, clean, there are beaches, but you won’t have time to swim.

Verona is the city of Romeo and Juliet. The city itself is ocher and brown, a bit reminiscent of Florence, but brighter and richer. Fans of amphitheaters and other medieval buildings in Verona should see the luxurious arena, which is only slightly inferior in size (but not in beauty!) to the Colosseum. The tour of Verona is quite comprehensive and interesting.

How to get there: there are trains.

Republic San Marino located at an altitude of 700 meters above sea level. The impregnable fortress, which no conquerors could capture, remained an independent, self-sufficient state, living by its own rules and laws.

I won’t bore you with the story about the trip to San Marino; everyone is probably writing about it, since all our tourists consider it their duty to visit this dwarf state; regular buses in San Marino are crowded with Russian tourists. In my opinion, it is interesting to go to San Marino without a tour and spend a full day there. If you are a lover of active recreation, then you will be interested in walking around, literally climbing, the three towers of San Marino, connected by a road. You can climb to the top of each tower; it will be convenient to wear shoes without heels and that won’t fall off your feet. All roads in San Marino are made of paving stones and lead either up or down; take a map right away when purchasing tickets to make it easier to navigate.

How to get there: bus stop near the station, on the other side of the road, not far from the Burger King fast food. Tickets are sold there. If there are more tickets sold than seats on the bus, a second bus is called.

About 50 km south of Bologna lies a quiet town Modena. I arrived there just in time for siesta, the sun was scorching, the air was noticeably drier than in Rimini, and - not a single person on the streets, except for a few companies in small roadside cafes. Modena amazes with its diversity and brightness. Bright yellow, bright orange walls of buildings, red brick-colored churches - it would seem that this does not happen, european architecture not Arabic, it is usually restrained in colors and colors. But no, this is a misconception, the colors of Modena range from all shades of yellow to all shades of red and red.

The snow-white cathedral stands out in the city center. In July 2011, unfortunately, its main part, including the spire, was under restoration, so I was not able to enjoy its forms, which I read about on the Internet. But I appreciated the size, I think that when the scaffolding is removed, drinking coffee on the square opposite it will be a very pleasant experience.

How to get there: by train from Rimini towards Bologna and further, the journey takes 2 hours.

Cesena

The small town near Rimini did not make a big impression on me; rather, it left me with a feeling of awareness of the gap between the Italian and our mentalities, habits and thinking styles. A cute town, winding streets, a castle in the city center. All the same colors of ocher, red, yellow.

In general, in contrast to Rimini, the town gives the impression of a quiet place where tourists have only been heard of, but not seen. It’s very nice to walk around the city, but overall there’s nothing outstanding.

How to get there: train from Rimini, 20 minutes drive.

Amusement park "Italy in Miniature"

This park contains models of the most famous attractions throughout Italy. "Little Italy". Layouts from the smallest (below the knee) to cathedrals 1.5 meters high and slightly higher. Everything is very beautiful and made with filigree precision, the trains run on a signal, the little people, buses and other microscopic sizes are touching. In some photographs it is then interesting to track the ratio of the heights of people, models, a train moving above it all... It turns out an interesting confusion - this is artificial, this is real...

If you have never been to a park of this type, then it is worth setting aside half a day or more to visit it. A single ticket to the park is purchased for all entertainment, which also includes visits to attractions. The Venice attraction was especially memorable. Among the 4-5 meter high models depicting Venetian buildings, rails are laid, water is poured, people are put into “boat” cabins, and the “boats” float on the water, i.e. They're riding on rails! All this is accompanied by screams and other sounds in Italian, such as imitation of life. A camera is installed in two places to photograph the boat. The angle is excellent. At the landing site you can buy a photo in a beautiful design.

The park has several more attractions, many places to relax, and a cafe.

How to get there: bus 8 from the station.

Separately about trains:

(...) The trip was Rome-Venice-Florence-Rome. Travel between cities was carried out using Intercity Trenitalia (IC) trains - an option that is quite economical and convenient. No night travel. Tickets were purchased on the website trenitalia.it. Tickets must be printed and, as stated on the ticket, presented to the train employee. Therefore, we spent a long time looking for our usual conductors near the train cars. But there were none. Because in Italy there are no conductors in the carriages, but only one train attendant. Therefore, with electronic tickets(printouts) feel free to enter the carriage indicated on your ticket. During the trip, the train attendant will definitely come up to you and ask for a ticket. Show him the piece of paper that you printed at home and that’s enough.

The train doors are opened independently by passengers using a green button. The carriage has several compartments with 6 seats each. Seats in the form of soft chairs with armrests, located 3 opposite each other. A unique numbering of seats in the carriage. It is rather similar to the numbering of rooms in a hotel. For example, seat 32 means that it is a 3 compartment with seat 2. That is. in the first compartment there will be seats: 11,12, 13, 14, 15 and 16; in the second - 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26, etc. The seating arrangement is shown at the entrance to each compartment.

If you decide to buy tickets on the spot, there is nothing complicated either. Firstly, at all stations, even small ones, there are convenient timetables for all trains. Something like a stand with a paper schedule. It reminded me of old newspaper stands. This schedule contains absolutely all trains, including local ones, with the train number, departure time and detailed route following. Choose where you need it and go straight to the cashier. If there is a line at the box office, you can use the ticket machines. Basic knowledge of one of five languages: Italian, French, English, German or Spanish is enough for you to buy a ticket within five minutes. But just keep in mind that a ticket purchased on the spot must be validated. These are these yellow boxes on the platform. They approached, inserted their ticket into the slot, heard a “rumbling” inside the box and that’s it, off to the train.

When moving to Florence, we encountered the fact that quite often trains go to Refredi station, which is located in the suburbs of Florence, and not to the central city station - Santa Maria Novella (SMN). But don't be afraid of this. Because Trains pass through Refredi to SMN every 10-15 minutes. The cost of a ticket from Rifredi to SMN is 1.1 EUR. Travel time is 5 minutes. Sort of comfortable option our electric trains. Perhaps the same situation occurs in some other cities in Italy. Therefore, when buying a ticket, I advise you to pay attention to the name of the station to which the train goes. A small nuance: the doors in these “trains” do not open automatically, but independently, either with a green button at the door of the car, or with a handle (like in a minibus) on the door.

In general, if you are planning to travel around Italy by train, don’t worry - everything is very clear, safe and will not cause serious problems.