🇸🇲 San Marino

Hej! I’m sharing a glimpse of my experience visiting dreamlike San Marino. I was there in the spring of 2024. Below are some notes on what I tasted, saw and listened to.
Important: I only share my own experience and recommend the things I personally tried and liked. Therefore, everything written below is extremely subjective, and does not cover all the wonderful local features and places ☺️.

🗺 Places: San Marino City.

🏛 Top sights visited:

1. San Marino City
   • The Liberty Square (Piazza della Libertà)
   • The Crossbowmen Quarry (Cava dei Balestrieri)
   • The Basilica of Saint Marinus (Basilica di San Marino)
   • The Cesta Tower (Torre della Fratta)
   • The Guaita Tower (La Rocca)
   • The Torture Museum (Museo Della Tortura)
   • Chiesa di San Francesco (Chiesa di San Francesco)
   • Giuseppe Garibaldi Monument (Monumento a Giuseppe Garibaldi)

🎧 Local musicians:

• 🇸🇲 Little Tony (singer). Genre: retro
• 🇺🇳 Valentina Monetta (singer). Genre: pop

🥘 Local food & drinks:

• Piadina (Piada)
  • Piadina with Bresaola (Piada con Bresaola e Rucola)
  • Piadina with Prosciutto (Piada con Prosciutto e Rucola)
• Three Mountain Cake (Torta Tre Monti)
• Sammarinese Red Wine (Brand: “Castelli Sammarinesi”)

🎬 Local movies:

• British Pathé: Principality Of San Marino (British Pathé: Principality Of San Marino). Year: 1946. Genre: archive footage

🪔 Authentic features:

• The Towers of San Marino (Le Tre Torri di San Marino)
• The Legend of Saint Marinus (La Leggenda di San Marino )
• The System of Captains Regent (Il Sistema dei Capitani Reggenti)

💐 National flower: Purple Cyclamen (Ciclamino Viola)

🦉 Local wisdom: “An egg today is better than a chicken tomorrow.” / “Meglio un uovo oggi che una gallina domani.” — Sammarinese proverb

👨‍🎓 The oldest university: The University of the Republic of San Marino (Università degli Studi della Repubblica di San Marino), City of San Marino, est. 1985.