Postcards from San Marino


It is the world’s oldest republic and arguably has the continent’s worst national football team. San Marino is well worth a visit if you are making a visit to Italy’s Adriatic coast. My article about San Marino on theBBC Travel site was published in August (here for UK folks), but I thought I’d share a few pictures from this very agreeable hilltop nation.
Porta San Francesco
Porta San Francesco – the main entrance for pedestrians heading into the Old Town
Civilian Police guarding pedestrian crossing
Civilian Police guarding pedestrian crossing at entrance to Old Town. There are no traffic lights in San Marino
Narrow lanes of San Marino
Narrow lanes of the Old Town
Government Building
Government Building (or People’s Palace), where the 60 elected representatives sit
Inside the main debating chamber in the People's Palace
Inside the main debating chamber in the Government Building
Guards of the Rock outside the People's Palace
Guards of the Rock outside the People’s Palace – the uniforms were originally blue, but someone in the 19th century made a mistake when ordering supplies
The towers of San Marino
The view from Guaita, the first of the three towers of San Marino
Climbing one of the three towers
Climbing up to the top of the first of San Marino’s three towers
The view from the second of the three towers
The view from Cesta, the second of San Marino’s three towers
Beslan memorial
Links between Russia and San Marino are strong (Russians make up the bulk of the tourists here) so a Beslan memorial in San Marino is perhaps not surprising

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