What, where and when to buy in Rimini? Shopping features: prices, brands, popular outlets. The nuances of individual shopping with a guide and reviews.
Rimini is a real shopping center for tourists, where you can buy solid mass-market products. It is better to look for branded exclusive things in Milan and Rome - there is a wider range of products and a higher density of competing boutiques.
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Shopping in Rimini: what and where to buy?
In Rimini, you can buy quality products in the city center, as well as in San Marino, Riccione and the Marche. In the center of the resort there are boutiques of famous brands, all things there are expensive, and discounts are valid only during sales.
Furs with significant savings can be bought not only during sales, but also after fashion shows in Milan. Discounts on Braschi and UniFur fur coats in September-October can be up to 70%. Shoe factories (Baldinini, Sergio Rossi, Moschino and others) offer discounts on their products throughout the year.
Often, when shopping in Rimini, tourists go exclusively to the outlets. Outlets sell leftover (unsold) goods with discounts, and during sales the price is further reduced. Unfortunately, behind these attractive numbers, promising continuous benefits and savings for their customers, there is one small caveat - the limited assortment and size range. Shoppers often complain about wasted time, because outlets are usually located outside the city, and besides, these are very large shopping centers, where it is easy to get lost for the whole day.
San Marino is a duty free zone. Here they buy perfumes, alcohol, leather goods and accessories, furs. In Riccione, judging by the reviews, the boutiques are better than in Rimini, and they are more compact. In a 1.5 hour drive from the resort in the Marche region, you can buy good shoes from famous brands: Prada, Loriblu, Fabiani, Vittorio Virgili, Tods and others.
In Rimini, every Wednesday and Saturday, a clothing market opens in Piazza Cavour, where you can buy cheap things, and in summer on Fridays, they sell vintage items and antiques.
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Best time to shop
The best period for shopping in Rimini (and Italy in general) is in January-February, as well as in July-August, when sales are taking place. Discounts start at 10-30% and can go up to 90% at the end of the season, their size is determined by the policy of a particular store.
But if before the start of sales the lineup is quite wide, then after the first "storms" of buyers the choice is sharply narrowed. Therefore, it is best to plan your purchases at the start of sales.
Private shopping in Rimini: pros and cons of a guided tour
If the buyer is not limited in funds and in time, then he can completely cope with shopping in Rimini on his own. It is enough to decide on those boutiques and outlets that you would like to visit, find out their location and opening hours, and feel free to go shopping.
Or you can use special escort services - the so-called individual shopping with a guide, or a shopping tour. Factories and outlets in Rimini are located at a decent distance from each other, so it is more convenient to travel by car. A standard shopping tour costs about 20 euros. If you resort to the services of a personal stylist, then such an individual shopping in Rimini costs from 100 to 300 euros.
Some tourists were dissatisfied with the services of the guides: neglecting their interests and counting on additional earnings from sales, they simply drove them along the route. But it is also impossible to say that all shoppers are so selfish: there are many good reviews on the Internet, where people thank for their help. After all, not everyone will be able to navigate in a foreign city and a foreign country.
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Prices in 2021
Estimated prices for shoes, clothing and accessories in Rimini shopping centers in 2021:
- fur coat - from 1500 euros;
- fur coat - from 600 euros;
- dress - from 50 euros;
- jeans - 40-50 euros;
- shirt - about 30 euros;
- leather shoes - from 45 euros;
- bag - about 30 euros;
- belt - about 10 euros.
Budget brands and Chinese-made items can be found on the waterfront and Viale Regina Elena. On Viale Amerigo Vespucci there are many Asian shops with cheap items from 5 euros, the quality corresponds to the price.
Popular boutiques and outlets in Rimini
Expensive boutiques are concentrated in Piazza Tre Martiri and Corso d'Augusto and Via IV Novembre. Here you can find products from Armani, Max Mara, Trussardi, Guess, Escada, Franchi, Furla, Elisabetta and other famous brands.
According to reviews, one of the most popular shopping centers where everyone who comes to shopping in Rimini goes - Le befane... It is located on the outskirts of the city, at Via Caduti di Nassiriya, 20. There you can buy any clothing, footwear and accessories from inexpensive brands Zara, Benetto, Nike and others (130 items). Tourists get there by bus # 8 and # 9 or by a free bus from Firenze Street.
The second most popular outlet in Rimini - Centro gros rimini, which features 160 brands. There are both budget and expensive brands - Gucci, Roberto Cavalli, Marino Fabiani, Diesel and others. It is located on Via Coriano, 58. You can get there by bus number 8. Another shopping center - I Malatesta - located on the beach street Via Emilia, 150.
When buying from 155 euros, a tax refund is available for foreigners. Checks are issued at shopping centers, which must be presented with a passport at the airport lounge upon departure.
