Editing Rimini (section)

=== Tourism ===
Rimini is a major international [[Tourism|tourist]] destination and [[seaside resort]], among the most well known in [[Europe]] and the [[Mediterranean]] basin,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.world-guides.com/europe/italy/emilia-romagna/rimini/rimini_attractions.html|title= World Guides. Rimini Tourist Attractions and Sightseeing|page= 1}}</ref> thanks to a long sandy beach, bathing establishments, theme parks and opportunities for leisure and spare time. The economy of the city is mainly based on tourism, whose development started in the first half of the 19th century and increased after [[World War II]].{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}} In 2017, the city welcomed over 57 million tourists.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 June 2018 |title=Il Grand Hotel di Rimini spegne 110 candeline, tanti eventi per il compleanno |trans-title=The Grand Hotel in Rimini blows out 110 candles: Many events for its birthday |url=https://www.riminitoday.it/cronaca/il-grand-hotel-di-rimini-spegne-110-candeline-tanti-eventi-per-il-compleanno.html |access-date=3 February 2024 |website=RiminiToday |language=it}}</ref>
Rimini's origins as a seaside resort date to the foundation of the first bathing establishment, the oldest on the Adriatic Sea, in 1843.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.balnea.net/default.asp?cmd=doc&id=44 |title= Balnea.net. Museo virtuale dei bagni di mare e del turismo balneare | language=it| page = 1}}</ref> The width of the beach, the gentle gradient of the sea bed, the equipment of bathing establishments, the luxurious hotels, the mildness of the climate, the richness of curative waters, the prestigious social events, made Rimini a renowned tourist destination among the Italian and European aristocracy during the [[Belle Époque]].<ref>Ferruccio Farina, ''L'estate della grafica. Manifesti e pubblicità della Riviera di Romagna 1893–1943'', Rimini, Silvana Editoriale, Cinisello Balsamo, 1988, pp. 58-60.</ref>[[File:Ruota panoramica di Rimini, agosto 2012 (3).jpg|thumb|The ferris wheel and the harbour at night]]Tourism in Rimini started as therapeutic stay (thalassotherapy, hydrotherapy and heliotherapy), evolving into elite vacation in the late 19th century, into middle-class tourism during the fascist era and finally into mass tourism in the postwar period.<ref>Giorgio Conti, Pier Giorgio Pasini, ''Rimini Città come Storia 2'', Giusti, Rimini, 2000, p. 9.</ref>

The touristic season in Rimini includes the annual {{Interlanguage link|Notte rosa|lt=Notte rosa|it|Notte rosa (evento)|italic=yes}} (Pink Night), a weekend cultural festival held in early July that includes exhibitions, [[Concert|music concerts]], and [[Fireworks|firework displays]].<ref name="Spadazzi-2013">{{Cite web |last=Spadazzi |first=Manuel |date=7 July 2013 |title=Notte rosa, la festa della Riviera romagnola. In due milioni urlano: "Noi ci siamo" |trans-title=Pink Night, the festival of the riviera romagnola. As two million people they cry: "We're here" |url=https://www.quotidiano.net/primo_piano/2013/07/07/915881-notte_rosa_festa_della_riviera_romagnola.shtml |access-date=28 January 2024 |website=[[Quotidiano.net|Quotidiano Nazionale]] |language=it-IT}}</ref> The festival is held across the {{Lang|it|riviera romagnola}},<ref name="Spadazzi-2013" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=4 July 2010 |title=Vacanze: due milioni per la Notte Rosa dedicata a Fellini - Emilia Romagna |trans-title=Holidays: Two million for the Pink Night dedicated to Fellini |url=https://www.ansa.it/web/notizie/regioni/emiliaromagna/2010/07/04/visualizza_new.html_1849447596.html |access-date=28 January 2024 |website=[[Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata]] |language=it-IT}}</ref> over which it is estimated to attract two million visitors and revenues exceeding {{Euro|200 million}}.<ref name="Spadazzi-2013" /> Italy's third and fourth oldest [[Amusement park|theme parks]] were opened in Rimini:<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 April 2007 |title=Fiabilandia: l'intervista ...sulla storia del parco |trans-title=Fiabilandia: The interview...on the history of the park |url=https://www.parksmania.it/2007/04/30/fiabilandia-lintervista-sulla-storia-del-parco/ |access-date=25 June 2023 |website=Parksmania |language=it-IT}}</ref><ref name="barbaresi2222">{{Cite journal |last=Gambetti |first=Nicola |year=2020 |title=L'Italia in Miniatura: Una storia lunga 50 anni |trans-title=Italy in Miniature: A history 50 years long |url=https://www.rotaryrimini.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Ariminum-Maggio-Giugno.pdf |journal=Ariminum |series=May–June 2020 |language=it-IT |publisher=[[Rotary International|Rimini Rotary Club]] |pages=18–19 |access-date=10 February 2024}}</ref> {{Interlanguage link|Fiabilandia|lt=|it|}} in Rivazzura (1965) and [[Italia in Miniatura]], a [[miniature park]] in Viserba (1970).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Corti |first=Rosalba |date=4 August 2023 |title=Parchi divertimento sulla Riviera romagnola, la guida: quali e dove sono |trans-title=Amusement parks on the Romagna Riviera, the guide: Which ones and where they are |url=https://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/emilia-romagna/cosa-fare/parchi-divertimento-riviera-guida-quali-dove-9e46cb88 |access-date=10 February 2024 |website=[[Il Resto del Carlino]] |language=it}}</ref><ref name="Miniatura-2024">{{Cite web |title=Uno dei parchi italiani con più storia |trans-title=One of Italy's parks with the most history |url=https://www.italiainminiatura.com/chi-siamo/la-storia |access-date=10 February 2024 |website=Italia in Miniatura |language=it}}</ref>

Rimini concentrates about a quarter of [[Emilia-Romagna]]'s hotels, with over 1,000 hotels, more than 220 of which are open all year round,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riminiturismo.it/en/visitatori/ospitalita/dove-dormire/alberghi?title=&field_indirizzo_albergo_value_1=&field_frazione_albergo_value=All&field_stelle_value=All&field_tipo_di_apertura_value=1|title= Hotels - Rimini turismo|language=en|page= 1}}</ref> aside from apartment hotels, apartments, holiday homes, bed & breakfast and campings. Tourism is mainly based on seaside holidays, but also includes events, nightlife, culture, wellness, food and wine.<ref>''Quadro Conoscitivo PSC, Sistema economico e sociale'', p. 101</ref>[[File:Palacongressi di Rimini parco.jpg|thumb|Rimini Palacongressi]]