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Template:Comune2 Riccione is an Italian comune with 32,991 inhabitants in the Rimini province. In Italy, the commune (comune, plural comuni) is the basic administrative unit of both provinces and regions, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township. ...


Tourism

Main destination of summer tourism on the Adriatic riviera of Romagna is together with Rimini one of the best known seaside resort in Northern Italy, within the last year a steady growth of foreign tourists, especially from Germany, has been recorded. The tourism in Riccione is a mass one, mostly young people, who have been attracted by the number and variety of discos on the Riviera and in the city centre, that contributed to make the city a synonim of unleashed young amusement from the 60es onward. Riccione also attracts families with children, thanks to its theme parks, which are among the most famous in Italy, like oltremare, aquafan and indiana golf hosting dolphines, seals, sea horses and some more sea animals. The scores of hotels on the Riviera determine the large amount of tourists flowing there in summer, one next to the other. The main streets of Riccione, viale Dante and viale Ceccarini (also marked by night spots, idscos and hotels), are swarming with people walking or going around on bikes. The sea-front is a long boulevard shaped by a road and an equally developped bicycle lane, that reaches up to the town's end going along the sea Emilia-Romagna is an administrative region of Northern Italy comprising the two historic regions of Emilia and Romagna. ... Riminis skyline. ... A hotel is an establishment that provides lodging, usually on a short-term basis. ...


Sport

On May 30, 1989 the 10th lap of the Giro d'Italia, an individual time trial, ended in Riccione with the Polish Lech Piasecki as a winner. May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Giro dItalia, also simply known as the Giro, is a long distance road bicycle race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May or early June in and around Italy. ...


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riccione: hotel riccione hotel e alberghi a riccione vicino al mare, tre e quattro stelle con piscina ed aria ... (642 words)
riccione: hotel riccione hotel e alberghi a riccione vicino al mare, tre e quattro stelle con piscina ed aria condizionata, offerte last minute per le tue vacanze a riccione per il capodanno, pasqua, ferragosto, il 25 aprile, primo maggio, due giugno tutto l'anno.
Capodanno a RICCIONE vi aspetta scintillante di entusiasmo e pronta a farvi vivere feste memorabili all'insegna di un nuovo fantastico anno.
I signore di Riccione di cui ci sono rimate le tracce più evidenti furono sicuramente gli Agolanti.
Hotels Riccione Italy - Venere.com (1041 words)
The elegant hotel Feldberg is located a few metres from Riccione's lively sea front promenade and within walking distance of the historic centre and the beach establishments.
The fully air-conditioned Montebello hotel is situated in Riccione's Alba district, 100 metres from the sea, and within walking distance of the charming viale Dante pedestrian area.
The hotel Diamond, situated 100 metres from the sea, 10 minutes walk from the Riccione centre, is a fully air conditioned hotel with snack bar, restaurant, garden and children area.
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