Top 15 Natural Monuments around Riccione

One of the many stunning spots from which to admire nature and the sea along the most beautiful panoramic road in the area!

Beautiful observation point over the entire Romagna Riviera

starting point for any type of route, both road and mountain bike

and beautiful

The Barafonda Whale The sperm whale that ran aground on the beach in April 1943 As with every event that has remained in the city's memory, over time it colors and distorts us. This is what happens with the "Barafonda Whale", a sperm whale that ran aground on April 4, 1943 on the beach of San Giuliano Mare. Some confuse the whale with another stranding, which had occurred previously and also at Barafonda, of an enormous sunfish. Others say that the sperm whale was killed by the military because it was mistaken for an enemy submarine. But what really happened? Before dawn that day, the fisherman Pino Bignardi went to retrieve his nets and found a dark mass that was puffing like a "pressure locomotive". It was an enormous marine animal! He therefore called his father and, immediately after, the two, armed with ropes, tied the animal and fixed it to a pole on the shore. The news spread quickly throughout the Barafonda and curious people, but also journalists, civil and military authorities arrived. It was decided to drag the cetacean to shore, but the operation was particularly difficult given that the animal, 12 meters long, 2.70 meters high, with a circumference of 6.30, weighed 63 quintals. As soon as the animal felt pulled, it gave a jerk making everyone fall to the ground, and even the help of some oxen failed since even the poor animals were brought down. In the stories of the people of Rimini it is emphasized how the locals were very quick to speculate on the event by improvising bicycle depots, taking the curious to see the whale with the batana or the clam shell, all obviously for a fee, while there was no shortage of street vendors of all kinds, only Bignardi, who had physically discovered the whale, did not get anything from it. The story then becomes bloody: the great sea creature could perhaps have been saved by taking it back to the open sea, while instead it was decided to kill it. From the wounds of the machine gun bursts, so much blood gushed that a long stretch of sea turned red. In its last gasps, the animal reared up its great tail, then it was the end. The carcass immediately went into putrefaction; it was sold to a certain Malatesta to make soap, but during the quartering many women managed to grab something for their laundry. taken from https://www.hotelcrosal.it/it/la_balena_della_barafonda.html

The Barafonda whale The sperm whale that ran aground on the beach in April 1943 As with every fact that remains in the city's memory, over time it colors and deforms. This is what happens with the "Barafonda whale", a sperm whale that ran aground on 4 April 1943 on the beach of San Giuliano Mare. Some confuse the whale with another stranding, which occurred previously and also in Barafonda, of an enormous sunfish. Others say that the sperm whale was killed by the military because it was mistaken for an enemy submarine. But what really happened? Before dawn that day, the fisherman Pino Bignardi went to retrieve his nets and found a dark mass that snorted like a "locomotive under pressure". It was a huge marine animal! He therefore called his father and, immediately afterwards, the two, armed with ropes, tied the animal and secured it to a pole on the beach. The news immediately spread throughout the Barafonda and curious people arrived, but also journalists, civil and military authorities. It was decided to drag the cetacean to shore, but the operation was particularly difficult given that the animal, 12 meters long, 2.70 meters high, with a circumference of 6.30 metres, weighed 63 quintals. As soon as the animal felt itself being pulled it gave a tug causing everyone to fall to the ground, and even the help of some oxen failed as the poor beasts were also knocked down. In the stories of the people of Rimini it is underlined how the locals were very ready to speculate on the event by improvising bicycle depots, taking the curious to see the whale with the batana or the clam, obviously all for a fee, while there was no shortage of street vendors of all kinds, only Bignardi, who had physically discovered the whale, gained nothing from it. The story then becomes bloody: the large sea creature could perhaps have been saved by taking it back to the open sea, but instead it was decided to kill it. So much blood gushed from the wounds of the machine gun fire that it turned a long stretch of sea red. Among its last gasps the animal reared its large tail, then it was the end. The carcass immediately went to putrefaction; it was sold to a certain Malatesta to make soap, but during the quartering many women managed to grab something for their laundry. adapted from https://www.hotelcrosal.it/it/la_balena_della_barafonda.html

The Rain Forest, a suggestive fountain that dominates Piazzale Roma, a tribute to the rain and the coolness that it brings with it, but also a reference to fishing and the sea, with six large columns of stratified natural glass holding up seven fishing nets from which it drips the rain, producing a musical clicking sound.

Located in the center of Piazzale Roma, between the beach and the most famous shopping street of Riccione, Viale Ceccarini, the "Bosco della Pioggia" fountain has become characteristic and much photographed over the years. It is made up of six large columns of stratified natural glass that hold seven fishing nets from which rain drips and produces a musical ticking sound. It is one of the many works located in Romagna by the artist Tonino Guerra.