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Republic of San Marino
my journey in this state nestled like a jewel among the mountains of the Italian Apennines
One of the smallest states in the world (61.19 km²) in the heart of the Romagna Apennines
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Porta della Murata Nuova
Piazza della Libertà
Palazzo Pubblico
Gate of the second circle of walls, a defensive system developed in the 13th century, modified in the 1930s based on a design by the San Marino architect Gino Zani.
Piazza della Libertà is surrounded by the Palazzo Pubblico and other Renaissance buildings; on one side there is a balcony that offers a magnificent view of the Montefeltro hills. In the center of the square is the fountain with the Statue of Liberty, a nineteenth-century monument made of Carrara marble.
Built where the Domus Magna Comunis once stood, this palace, constructed between the 14th and 15th centuries, is today the seat of the main institutions: the Congress of State, the Regency, the Council of the Twelve, and the Grand and General Council.
First Tower called Guaita
Basilica of the Saint
Guard fortification since 1200, today the bell of the tower announces to the Sanmarinese the meeting of parliament. In the courtyard of the tower there is the church of Santa Barbara.
The Basilica was built in neoclassical style at the beginning of the nineteenth century where there was once a medieval parish church. In front of the façade stand out eight Corinthian columns. Inside, near the main altar, the bones of Saint Marinus are preserved.
view of the Third Tower
The Third Tower, called Montale, is the smallest and most isolated; partly hidden by the vegetation of Mount Titano on whose slopes it was built as an observation post.