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The 10 Best Things to do Good for a Rainy Day in San Marino, San Marino
Discover the best top things to do in San Marino, San Marino including San Marino Duck Store, Palazzo Pubblico, DI Sole E D'azzurro, La Saponeria Del Titano, Museo dell'Emigrante, Museo di Stato, Museo Della Totura, Museo delle Armi Moderne San Marino, Basilica del Santo Marino, Museo delle curiosita.
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1. San Marino Duck Store
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 40 reviews
Reviewed By annamZ6835EQ - Houston, United States
The store is quite small, but packed with ducks of all shapes and sizes. The store owner was really nice to us, even telling us which ducks are the most popular. The ducks definitely make great souvenirs, as there are even some with San Marino shirts on or dressed as knights in armor. From ducks out of TV shows to political figures and famous people, there really is a duck for everybody here. Definitely will stop by again!
2. Palazzo Pubblico
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4.5 based on 622 reviews
Reviewed By airbus32 - Tucson, United States
This is more of a review of San Marino itself rather than just the Palazzo Pubblico. We spent just one night in San Marino but what a find! Perched upon a hilltop, this country/city is a wonderful place filled with a rich history. There are many restaurants, shops, and things to do and see. It is well worth your time to visit the castle (all 3 parts) along with it's museums. The people are friendly and the food is very good. We found a great wine shop which had some amazing Italian wines for amazing prices. If you ever have a night or two in between Florence and say Venice, this is well worth a stop.
3. DI Sole E D'azzurro
4. La Saponeria Del Titano
5. Museo dell'Emigrante
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4.0 based on 36 reviews
6. Museo di Stato
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4.0 based on 226 reviews
Reviewed By rdudhia211 - London, United Kingdom
Some interesting paintings and other objets d'art at this little museum. Set in a lovely 5 storey building.
7. Museo Della Totura
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4.0 based on 560 reviews
Torture Museum of San Marino: "A journey through human cruelty" Few phenomenons kept their essence intact through time as the subject of this exhibit. From the Jock’s Mare or Skull Splitter to the shock treatment or psychiatric drugs, there is always been a long series of new instruments, so it is hard to talk about progress or evolution. Through this appalling journey into the machines used to cause death, public mockery and pain, the exhibit shows horrors that our conscience has repressed but that had been part of human coexistence for many centuries instead. Famous tortures that make us shiver but demonstrate how men applied as much creativity into the field of technology and into finding new ways to inflict pain as into arts and culture. The purpose of the exhibit is practicing our memory, documenting the aberrations of intolerance and zealotry which men achieved in their clear headed delirium to intentionally provoke harm and death.
Reviewed By cgbtruck101 - Barrie, Canada
So my wife wasn't super into the museum, but I had looked forward to it immensely, maybe because I just love history and the study of human behaviour. We saved this museum for last (mainly because it is near the entrance to the city); it did not disappoint at all. My wife was indeed a bit grossed out (well, maybe more turned off, than all-out grossed out), however she found the museum interesting and shocking as well. Essentially, there are a few dozen torture devices that are on display, preserved (or recreated) and there is a description next to it, in 4 different languages (I believe it was French, Italian, English and Spanish). While the devices themselves have you a bit... shell-shocked, reading the descriptions make you cringe even more, as they give you excellent insight into just how depraved and, "evil," the human mind can be. Devices range from the Chastity Belt, to the "Iron Maiden" of Nuremberg, etc., however the device at the very bottom (last stop) of the museum, was my, "favourite;" the "Water Drop Torture," (Chinese Water Torture). After going through a museum with fiendish devices made of wood and iron, to see a form of torture that isn't based around an object, but rather an almost exclusively psychological method, makes for a refreshing change to end off the tour. Definitely a stop for anyone with any interest in history or human behaviour, to see, when in San Marino.
8. Museo delle Armi Moderne San Marino
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4.0 based on 112 reviews
Reviewed By 355stefang - Brussels, Belgium
I recommend visiting both the two towers that are open to the public, including this one of course. Entrance fee is really cheap, but I advise to go ahead and get the pass which gets you into a few museums. Sure there are many, many weapons in this museum, though for me it was more about the excellent views you get of the city. Great photo-op!
9. Basilica del Santo Marino
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4.0 based on 537 reviews
Reviewed By asiyahnoemik - Pula, Croatia
Arriving at the small square before reaching the first tower, we were immediately captivated by the beautiful Basilica of St. Marino. The Basilica of San Marino is the main church of the City of San Marino, belonging to the diocese of San Marino-Montefeltro, is dedicated to the patron saint of the city and the state. It is located in Piazzale Domus Plebis. In the place where today the basilica rises, already in the 4th century there was a church dedicated to San Marino deacon. The interior of the Basilica is simply decorated, but in its simplicity is beautiful. The main altar is decorated with the statue of San Marino deacon by Tadolini, a pupil of Canova. Under the altar are part of the relics of the saint that were found on 3 March 1586. Beautiful Basilika is definitely worth a visit.
