The people of Romagna

Romagna is Italian California. 100 km of beaches that offer all possible tourist services: ranging from family-run B&B to 5-stars hotels; from bathing establishments for families to surfers beaches (as serfing in Romagna is possible). According to "Confartigianato" data, in 2018 more than 16 million tourists booked their holidays in the Rimini's province infrastructures only. During the years of the tourist boom, a figure that is now a characteristic of the Romagna beaches has gradually grown up : the "bagnino" (lifeguard): a sentinel watching over the bathers' safety, but also a real star surrounded by "Groupies" admiring their local Baywatch. However, the macho image is only one side of the coin: together with the bathing establishment managers they are the ones who really carry out all the management of the beach.