How to Explore the Valmarecchia at a Snail’s Pace

| Sat, 07/19/2025 - 04:30
Pennabilli
Aerial view of Pennabilli in the Valmarecchia / Photo: KANGIITALY via Shutterstock

The glitz, glamour and nightlife of Rimini feel a world apart from the quiet charm of Valmarecchia, Rimini’s hilly hinterland. This is the region’s more tranquil side — a landscape of rolling green hills, vineyards, ancient stone villages and a rustic and slowed-down way of life revolving around local sagre (traditional food festivals celebrating bread, wine, cheese, truffles and other regional delights).

The Valmarecchia winds its way out of Rimini an

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