Away match thread summaries
Going to keep a summary of the away match threads here as there's too much stuff (San Marino in particular, and the others as well as the time approaches), so it's getting lost. I'll put San Marino up for now and do the others when I get time. I'll update as new and relevant info goes up on the individual threads...
Game details –
A v San Marino
Match Thread
7th February 2007
Kick off – 8:45pm local time (7:45pm Irish time)
Ground – Stadio Olimpico, Serravelle; capacity 5115
General details –
Location
More detailed map
Tourism site
FA website
Currency - Sammarinese euro
Weather for Rimini from wunderground.com
Getting there –
Flights –
Dublin-Stansted-Bologna with Ryanair
Bologna-Dublin with Ryanair. Note "Bologna Airport" is in fact in Forli, which is half way between Bologna and San Marino on the train line.
Dublin-Rome with Aer Lingus
Dublin-Stansted-Ancona
Dublin-Luton-Rimini
Dublin-Venice
Dublin-London-Florence
Dublin-Pisa (#243 in the thread)
Dublin-Milan
Trains –
TrenItalia
Rome-Bologna-Rimini
Forli-Rimini
Ancona-Rimini
Venice-Rimini
Florence-Rimini
Milan-Rimini
Pisa-Rimini
Bus –
Rimini-San Marino
Bologna-San Marino charter (Fully booked)
Rimini-San Marino charter
Taxi –
Rimini-San Marino – c€40
Accommodation –
Grand Hotel San Marino
Hotel Titano, San Marino
Centro Messegue, San Marino
Hotel Michaelangelo, Forli (#125)
Bologna Hotel
Hotel Academia, Rimini
Hotel Antico Capon Hostel, Venice
Sunflower City Backpacker Hostel, Rimini
Hotel Fiera Hostel, Bologna
Campsite/motel/apartments in San Marino town
Pubs -
Bounty (in Rimini) - see here for arrangements on match week.
Pinte Pub in Rimini
Posto Pubblico, a Sammarinese pub in Borgo Maggiore
Distances from AA route planner
San Marino to –
Bologna – 43 miles
Rimini – 6 miles
Milan – 119 miles
Pisa – 144 miles
Rome – 269 miles
Florence – 98 miles
Forli – 89 miles
[Think AA route planner's on the blink a bit as it gives Rimini as being nearly 200 miles away and Forli as twice as far as Bologna; may want to double check the above]
Tickets –
Application form
FAI have extra tickets; can order by phone from FAI offices.
Things to do –
Serie A fixtures
Serie B fixtures
San Marino league fixtures
Irish pub in Rimini - open 9pm to 4am
Reccie notes
San Marino
Bologna
Rome
Rimini
Meet ups
Rimini meet up
Bologna meet up
Other notes –
No cars allowed in the walled areas of the towns
Book - "Secrets of the Seven Smallest States in Europe" from amazon
5th February is the national holiday - St Agatha's Day (Liberation from Alberoni)
