ferruccio farina
was born and lives in rimini, italy
a famous seaside resort on the adriatic coast
He has been carring out researches and studies on the
history of the seaside resorts

and of visual communication
and has published several books
Founder of the

"BALNEA.museum
VIRTUAL MUSEUM OF SEASIDE RESORTS"
Founder and copywriter of the cultural magazine
"Romagna Arte e Storia"
Founder and  director of
CENTRO INTERNAZIONALE DI STUDI FRANCESCA DA RIMINI
Member of the italian journalists association
Collaborated with
RAI, Italian Broadcasting Company and
RTS, Swiss Broadcasting Company
on documentary broadcasts about the history of the Riviera di Romagna
and the seaside tourism in Italy
Past contract professor for Sociology of Tourism
in Faculty of Sociology at the University of Urbino [1998-2013]

Contributed to the cultural page of the newspapers
"IL Messaggero" and "Il Resto del Carlino"
with essays on history
and to the newspaper "Milano Finanza"
with essays on e-banking
Organized several exhibitions and set up websites
Collector of antique books, coins, medals and historic documents
on the history of Rimini, on

the evolution of seaside resort tourism

and on the myth of Francesca da Rimini