What is the Rimini self-guided walking tour?
The Rimini self-guided walking tour is a self-guided audio walk in the World City Trail app: your phone shows you the way and, at each stop, tells the story of the place you are standing in front of. Allow about 3 hours, of which 34 minutes are on foot, for a 2.8 km route with 10 stops. Two thousand years of history lie close together here, so the time goes on Roman stones, Malatesta ambitions and Fellini's home town.
At the Arch of Augustus the narration explains that the Roman Senate raised it in 27 BC where the Via Flaminia from Rome reached the town. On the Tempio Malatestiano you learn to read the intertwined S and I of Sigismondo and Isotta, and on Piazza Tre Martiri you hear the tradition that Julius Caesar addressed his troops here after crossing the Rubicon. The Domus del Chirurgo brings a Roman doctor's house where more than 150 instruments were found, and at the Tiberius Bridge you find out why legend credits the devil with helping to build it.
- Durationabout 3 hours
- Walkingabout 34 min · 2.8 km
- Stops10
- LanguagesEnglish, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch
How the audio walk works
A story at every stop
Each stop has its own narrated chapter with history, local legends and curious facts, and the full text is there if you would rather read.
Directions on your phone
Between stops, Google Maps shows the way; the walking adds up to about 34 minutes over 2.8 km.
Your own timetable
Nobody waits for you and nothing starts without you. Drop into a café or a museum and resume later or the next day.
Food and shops nearby
The app recommends cafés, restaurants and shops close to the route, and lets you pick a different first stop or reorder the walk.
See the route and attractions →
How it works
- Book online Choose the number of people. Your booking reference arrives by email straight away.
- Get the app Download the World City Trail app from the App Store or Google Play and enter your booking reference.
- Walk when you like Start whenever you are ready, walk at your own pace and pause any time. No guide, no fixed schedule.
Who will get the most out of it
New to Rimini
In a few hours you see the main landmarks of the centre and learn why each one matters.
Not keen on group tours
Nobody holds up a flag and nobody checks the time: linger where something catches your eye and move on when you have seen enough.
Short on time
About 3 hours covers the centre, and the afternoon or evening stays yours.
Good to know
- Bring a charged smartphone with mobile data; a power bank helps.
- No entry tickets needed: everything happens outside the buildings. Going inside is optional and paid separately.
- Family friendly; children must be accompanied by an adult.
- Not suitable for wheelchair users and difficult with strollers.
- Groups of up to 5 work best; larger groups split up, one ticket per person.
- Every purchase helps support stray cats and dogs in Greece.
From the Roman arch to Borgo San Giuliano, stop by stop
10 stops · about 34 min walking · start: Arch of Augustus · finish: Madonna della Scala
The Arch of Augustus is the first stop, and from there the walk passes the Tempio Malatestiano and reaches Piazza Tre Martiri, on the site of the Roman forum. Castel Sismondo, Sigismondo Malatesta's fortress, comes next, then the Teatro Amintore Galli on Piazza Cavour, the Domus del Chirurgo and the City Museum in a former Jesuit college. Across the Tiberius Bridge lie the painted walls of Borgo San Giuliano, and the small shrine of the Madonna della Scala is the last stop. Change the order in the app if you like; no stop asks for an entry ticket.
Open the route map ↗
1Arch of AugustusStart
The Roman Senate erected this gate in 27 BC in honour of Emperor Augustus, where the Via Flaminia from Rome reached Rimini. It is one of the oldest surviving Roman arches. Look for the medallions with the heads of gods on both sides and the battlements added on top in the Middle Ages.
2Tempio Malatestiano
Around 1450 Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, lord of Rimini, had Leon Battista Alberti wrap the Gothic church of San Francesco in a new marble shell inspired by Roman arches. The façade was never finished, and the building is now Rimini's cathedral. Look for the intertwined letters S and I, for Sigismondo and Isotta degli Atti.
3Piazza Tre Martiri
This square stands on the site of the Roman forum and is named after three young partisans hanged here in August 1944. According to tradition, a stone base marks the spot where Julius Caesar spoke to his troops after crossing the Rubicon in 49 BC. The small octagonal temple recalls a miracle of St Anthony of Padua.
Read the full story →
4Castel Sismondo
Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta began this fortress in 1437 as his residence and stronghold, and Filippo Brunelleschi is said to have advised on its design. Only the central core survives, with its thick sloping walls and square towers, while the moat and outer walls disappeared over the centuries.
5Teatro Amintore Galli
Rimini's theatre on Piazza Cavour was designed by Luigi Poletti and opened in 1857 with the first performance of Giuseppe Verdi's opera Aroldo. Bombs in the Second World War left it a ruin for decades, and it reopened in 2018 after a long reconstruction. It is named after the composer Amintore Galli.
6Domus del Chirurgo
In 1989 works in Piazza Ferrari uncovered this Roman house, destroyed by fire in the 3rd century AD. It belonged to a doctor, and more than 150 surgical and medical instruments were found inside, one of the largest such sets known from the Roman world. A modern glass structure now protects its mosaic floors.
Read the full story →
7City Museum
The Museo della Città fills a large 18th-century former Jesuit college right next to the Domus del Chirurgo. Its collections run from prehistoric and Roman finds to medieval and Renaissance art, and they include the instruments found in the surgeon's house next door.
8Ponte di Tiberio
Begun under Augustus in 14 AD and completed under Tiberius in 21 AD, this bridge of Istrian stone still stands on its five arches over the old bed of the Marecchia. It marked the start of the Via Aemilia towards Piacenza. Legend says the devil helped to build it, and people point out his footprints on the stone.
9Murals of Borgo San Giuliano
Borgo San Giuliano, the old fishermen's quarter just across the Tiberius Bridge, is known for its colourful houses and painted walls. Many of the murals honour the film director Federico Fellini, who was born in Rimini in 1920, and show characters and scenes from his films.
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10Madonna della ScalaFinish
This small place of Marian devotion, dedicated to the Madonna della Scala, lies at the end of the route near Borgo San Giuliano. Sacred images and little shrines like this one are part of everyday life in Italian neighbourhoods, and local people still look after them with flowers and candles.
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