Italy 1943–1945
Rimini — the liberated city
Town
The story
Rimini was bombed from November 1943 onwards and about 82 per cent of its buildings were destroyed, the highest share among Italy's larger cities. On the morning of 21 September 1944 the 3rd Greek Mountain Brigade, fighting with I Canadian Corps, entered the abandoned city; the brigade was afterwards known as the Rimini Brigade.
What to look for
Cross the Roman Tiberius bridge, which survived the war, and walk the old centre looking for the many plain post-war buildings between the monuments.
Plan your visit
Historic centre is a limited-traffic zone; park outside it. Good evening stop before the campsite.
Nearby sites
- Rimini Gurkha War Cemetery, Cerasolo · 6 km
- Coriano Ridge War Cemetery · 9 km
- Gemmano — "the Cassino of the Adriatic" · 17 km
- Gradara War Cemetery · 22 km
- Montegridolfo and the Museo della Linea dei Goti · 24 km
- Museo della Battaglia del Senio, Alfonsine · 65 km
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Into Europe: Italy 1943–1945
A free field guide for your phone: the route, the maps and the stories built in, even with no signal. The places of the Allied campaign in Italy, from the Sicily landings of July 1943 through Salerno, the Winter Line, Ortona, Cassino and Anzio, Rome, the Gothic Line and the final battles on the Senio and the Po in April 1945.
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