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Top 10 Things to do in City of San Marino, San Marino
The City of San Marino (Italian: Città di San Marino), also known simply as San Marino or locally as Città, is the capital city of the Republic of San Marino, Southern Europe. The city has a population of 4,128. It is on the western slopes of San Marino's highest point, Monte Titano.
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1. 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.
2. Cesta Tower
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4.5 based on 476 reviews
Reviewed By francien2015 - Rotterdam, The Netherlands
If you climb up to the Cesta Tower you get a great view seeing the Adriatic Rimini Ravenna and Ancona and the mountains on the other side is the reward of your climb..
3. Guaita
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4.5 based on 1,064 reviews
Zu dem Mauerring von San Marino gehören drei Türme. der erste Turm ist der Guita
Reviewed By sarapishock - Henley-on-Thames, United Kingdom
San Marino is a beautiful place to visit with great views and a lot of history. I would recommend a visit with children, as it is quite picturesque and fairy tale like. It is pretty hilly, so keep this in mind. I found visiting the attractions super cheap as well.
4. Mount Titan
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4.5 based on 479 reviews
Reviewed By SPAINDOCTOR - Madrid, Spain
In fact I suggest to sleep there Lovely to. Walk and the city alone See the pictures And this is a lovely place Similar to kotor in Montenegro or Dubrovnik in Croatia
5. Piazza della Liberta
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4.5 based on 953 reviews
Reviewed By 82manuelal - Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Wonderful medieval square with typic architecture, the palazzo Pubblico, and the statue of Liberty, nices terraces and restaurants, great atmosphere, a mixture of Firenze and San Marino.
6. Centro Storico Di San Marino
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4.5 based on 2,541 reviews
Reviewed By T-SGlobetrotters - Preston, United Kingdom
We stayed overnight in San Marino and reached the old town by bus from Rimini late afternoon. The bus stop is opposite Rimini rail station near Burger King. Tickets €5 each way can be purchased at the tobacconist’s adjacent to BK. Recommend buying your return ticket at the same time although it is possible to buy tickets from the driver in cash. There are regular buses through the day (timetable attached). Luggage is stored under the bus and the journey takes around an hour. We stayed at Hotel Rosa which we can highly recommend. The benefit if staying overnight is the ability to enjoy the old town after all the day trippers and tour groups have departedand everything is much quieter. Views across the valley are splendid, as indeed are sites in the town itself where wandering around particularly in the evening and early morning is a real pleasure. The three towers are easily reached on foot and most of the old town is pedestrianised and while some of the inclines are quite steep, it is all very manageable and all the roads and building are immaculate state of repair. There are numerous restaurants to choose from. Although we are not big shoppers, there are many shops to browse for those inclined. San Marino exceeded our expectations and we did not regret taking to time to travel there even if it is just for one night.
7. Tourism Office of San Marino
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4.5 based on 190 reviews
Reviewed By Anshita_S - Boston, United States
The office is located at the main square next to the Cable Car that you can take to the town of Borgo Maggiore. The people who work there are super nice and helpful. We visited San Marino in April and we went there just before they closed , so there was literally no line. They will stamp your passport for Euro 5 cash only. For those of you who collect coins like my husband, you can even get San Marino Euro there.
8. Passo Delle Streghe
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4.5 based on 79 reviews
Reviewed By asiyahnoemik - Pula, Croatia
Passo delle streghe is an interesting narrow passage on the slope on the San Marino Crest along a narrow and steep path between the first (Torre Guaita) and the second ( Cesta Torre) tower. The sunset seen from the this place is amazing, the passage of the witches ( passo delle streghe ) can prove really suggestive. This intresting place symbolizes the charm of the ancient city in the our hearts. The view of the valley and Rimini from this place is breathtaking. It was named after the strange phenomena that occurred in the passage between the towers. It is said that in the Middle Ages witches gathered here to practice their magic rituals. Legend has it that the witches used to gather here during the nights and that at the first light of the morning they turned into black cats that fled in all directions. For this reason the inhabitants of the vicinity were usual to chase away the black cats, because they would have been nothing other than the harmless witches.
9. 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.
10. 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.
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