Known mainly for the Guaita Fortress built in the 11th century, San Marino is Europe's third smallest state, following Vatican City and Monaco. Aside from the impressive fortress, you can visit the...
Known mainly for the Guaita Fortress built in the 11th century, San Marino is Europe's third smallest state, following Vatican City and Monaco. Aside from the impressive fortress, you can visit the Basilica del Santo and the Palazzo Pubblico, or have a look at the old world architecture as you walk along the streets, jam-packed with tourists. Take your pick of any San Marino hotel, but find one near the fortress or you might find yourself wishing for something more to occupy your time.
San Marino at just 61 km² is one of the so called microstates of Europe - the others being Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco and Vatican City - the smallest of them all. San Marino is an enclave in...
I would like to begin with a warning: San Marino is more than crowded of Tourists and is anything but surely not an "off the beaten path" destination. Prices are high and something like authentic life...
San Marino is one of the oldest Republic in Europe. We have a document from the year 951, by the king of Italy Berengario II written in "plebe Sancti Marini". It confirms the presence of a community...
Tradition has it that San Marino was founded in the fourth century AD by a devout Christian stonemason called Marinus, who took refuge there after being persecuted in Rimini and set up a small...