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San Marino

Okay, so it small in size, but it’s got plenty on offer. The Gothic Palazzo Publico and colourful fortress guards at Piazza della Liberta; the 14th-century church of San Francesco (which has paintings by Raphael Guercino and Bellini); and the Palazzo dei Valloni (museum art gallery and San Marino’s national library). The Neoclassical Basilica di San Marino preserves the remains of the town’s stonecutter saint. A path runs from the basilica to the fortresses on Mt. Titano which include the 13th-century Montale (the smallest); the 10th-century Rocca Guaita (a prison until the 1960s); and the 13th-century Cesta (on the highest of the three peaks) which houses a museum of arms dating from the Middle Ages. The path offers a panoramic view of the surrounding countryside and Adriatic Sea too.

Understand The Geography

The Most Serene Republic of San Marino is the third smallest nation in Europe (after Monaco and the Holy See). Located in southern Europe, it is an enclave surrounded by Italy, and is one of the European microstates. San Marino is the oldest constitutional republic in the world still in existence today.

San Marino is made up of a few towns dotted around the mountainsides. The capital of San Marino is itself called 'San Marino' and is situated high up on a mountaintop. A wall surrounds the capital and three distinct towers overlook the rest of the country.