Rivabella: Beach, Promenade and Summer Activities

Rivabella combines a beach and opportunities for exercise with seasonal entertainment and local cultural and culinary highlights. Getting there via Rimini is also a practical consideration when planning your trip. This makes it easy to assess the destination in terms of leisure activities, local character and accessibility.

Beach, sports and waterfront design

There is a water park on Rivabella beach. Tennis, five-a-side football, baseball and softball courts are available in the immediate vicinity of the beach. There are also numerous opportunities for sports for all age groups. The location details distinguish between two points in relation to the beach: the water park is on the beach, while the sports courts mentioned are nearby. If you would like to include both in your daily plans, this distinction is a useful guide.

The Parco del Mare Nord offers a broader perspective on the waterfront design. The project stretches from Rivabella to Torre Pedrera and includes more than 6 kilometres of redesigned promenade and 5 kilometres of new cycle paths. The two lengths refer to different components: the promenade and the cycle paths. This lets you assess the scale of the project from two perspectives. The named endpoints also provide a sense of the area beyond Rivabella.

The Pantera spring is about 200 metres from Rivabella beach. Its very fine water, which has a diuretic effect, can be drunk there. If you are looking for a specific local point of interest in addition to the beach and sports, you can include the spring in your plans.

Summer programme and local cuisine

Rivabella’s summer activities include music evenings. The entertainment programme also features Liscio, a traditional folk dance from Romagna. There are also tastings of wine and ciambella, a local sweet. Music, dancing and tastings offer different ways to enjoy the summer programme. When planning your trip, consider whether you are particularly interested in a music evening, dancing or a tasting. The seasonal programme may vary from year to year; if a specific date is important to your trip, check the event dates in advance.

The Piadineria Iris at Lungomare Viale Paolo Toscanelli 58 is a local historical landmark. A municipal page dated 8 January 2025 reports that the business received the “Bottega Storica” award and was founded in 1957 by Mrs Iris of the Gagiotti family. The address adds a specific local business with a founding story to the beach and leisure perspective. For travellers interested in the town’s food culture as well as its coast, it is a point of interest in its own right.

Plan your journey

By car, you can reach Rivabella via the A14 motorway, taking the Rimini Nord exit. From Rimini’s central railway station, Rivabella is accessible by bus. The information covers two different ways of getting there: the motorway connection for travelling by car and the bus service from the central station. If you are travelling by bus, check the timetable for your travel day. This will help you coordinate your arrival with your plans for your stay.

Discover more destinations: Bellaria-Igea Marina, San Leo, San Giuliano A Mare, Sant'agata Feltria, Ca' Baldo, Vergiano, Talamello, Montefiore Conca.

For the main travel overview: Rimini.