The seaside town of Rimini is the Jersey Shore of Italy: From here to the port town of Ancona in the southeast, there are more than 40 miles of sandy beaches. It was made famous by native son Federico Fellini, who grow up in the town and featured it in several of his movies, including “Amarcord.”

The region, Emilia-Romagna, is synonymous with Italy’s greatest export: La Dolce Vita, the good life of wine, food, good-looking people and fast cars. You can see la dolce vita the minute you hit the beach: the obvious first thing is the beach bars, hundreds of them, where thousands — wearing as little as possible — wash down oceans of Aperol spritzes, Negronis and Italian white wine for 5 euros ($5.35) a glass.