The Fellini Museum between Castel Sismondo and Palazzo del Fulgor, the Fulgor cinema, the murals of the Borgo, the Grand Hotel and the director's tomb.
Fellini was born in Rimini in 1920 and spent his whole life telling stories about it, from I vitelloni to Amarcord, even though he shot nearly all his films in Rome. This tour follows his places: the museum dedicated to him, the cinema where he watched his first films as a child, the Grand Hotel he dreamed of as a boy, and the monument where he rests with Giulietta Masina.
Times are a guide: driving times are worked out without traffic, then come the visits and ten minutes at every stop to park. In summer towards the coast and at rush hour allow extra time.
Opened in 2021, the museum is divided into three nearby locations. In the Malatesta fortress you'll find Fellini's costumes, drawings and dreams (he noted them down every morning in his 'Book of Dreams'), and scenes from his films projected onto the ancient walls of the fortress.
Closed on Mondays. One ticket covers all the museum sites.
Between the castle and the Fulgor, the square has become part of the museum: a long pool of water that recalls the fortress moat, a mist veil that evokes the fog of Amarcord, and a large open-air amphitheatre for summer screenings.
The eighteenth-century palazzo that houses the cinema Fulgor, where young Federico saw his first films and which appears in Amarcord. The auditorium was reopened in 2018 with décor designed by Oscar-winning set designer Dante Ferretti. On the upper floors, the second museum site, dedicated to his life and work.
The cinema auditorium can be visited when there are no screenings.
On the other side of the Ponte di Tiberio, the houses of the fishermen's quarter are painted with scenes and characters from the films: Gradisca, the ocean liner Rex, Gelsomina and Zampanò from La strada. It's also the right place for a coffee or a piadina.
The Grand Hotel, opened in 1908, is the symbol of Belle Époque Rimini: for the young Fellini it was a forbidden castle, full of princesses and mysteries, and in Amarcord it becomes the place of dreams for the boys of the town. In the park in front, towards the sea, the Fontana dei Quattro Cavalli and the seafront.
The hotel is private: you can look from outside, or go in for a coffee at the bar.
Fellini died in 1993 and rests with his wife Giulietta Masina in Rimini cemetery, beneath 'La Grande Prua', the bronze sculpture by Arnaldo Pomodoro that recalls the prow of a ship, like the Rex in Amarcord. A quiet moment that lovers of cinema won't forget.
Free admission during cemetery opening hours.
How long it takes from each town, the drive back included. Tap a town to see the plan from there.
Almost every old town has a limited traffic zone (ZTL) with cameras: park outside and walk in. The fine reaches your home, abroad too. ZTL and car parks town by town
Romagna Transfer picks you up at your hotel, drops you in front of every stop and brings you back: no parking, no ZTL, and the wine is yours to enjoy.
The Tiberius Bridge, Borgo San Giuliano, the Arch of Augustus, the Domus of the Surgeon, the Tempio Malatestiano and Piazza Cavour.
4 h 55 from Imola Half day
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The tufa caves, the Marchi printing workshop with its mangle, the Ganganelli Arch and the castle of the Azzurrina legend.
5 h 55 from Imola Half day
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The Rocca del Sasso and the Villanovian museum in Verucchio, the Forte di San Leo with Cagliostro's cell, the Pieve and the Duomo.
6 h 50 from Imola Full day
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Tonino Guerra's Places of the Soul, the Dalai Lama's bell, the Rocca Fregoso and Sant'Agata's wooden theatre
6 h 25 from Imola Long half day
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The Rocca and walls of Gradara, where tradition places the love story sung by Dante, and the Rocca Malatestiana of Montefiore.
6 h 05 from Imola Long half day
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The Ducal Palace with the National Gallery of the Marche, Raphael's house and the Oratory of San Giovanni.
6 h 30 from Imola Long half day
The planTrips written by our editors from the facts of our monument pages and the official sites. Opening days and hours change: the note under every place tells you what to check before you leave. No prices: you find them on the museums' sites.
