San Marino is one of the world's smallest countries, with a population of 33,000 people and Italian as its main language. It is an enclave surrounded by Italy. Tourism dominates San Marino's economy, attracting over three million visitors annually to explore its historic sites, including the 13th century Guaita and Cesta Towers. San Marino has a long history as the world's oldest surviving republic and defined its borders in 1463 when the Pope awarded it additional towns.
San Marino is one of the world's smallest countries, with a population of 33,000 people and Italian as its main language. It is an enclave surrounded by Italy. Tourism dominates San Marino's economy, attracting over three million visitors annually to explore its historic sites, including the 13th century Guaita and Cesta Towers. San Marino has a long history as the world's oldest surviving republic and defined its borders in 1463 when the Pope awarded it additional towns.
San Marino is one of the world's smallest countries, with a population of 33,000 people and Italian as its main language. It is an enclave surrounded by Italy. Tourism dominates San Marino's economy, attracting over three million visitors annually to explore its historic sites, including the 13th century Guaita and Cesta Towers. San Marino has a long history as the world's oldest surviving republic and defined its borders in 1463 when the Pope awarded it additional towns.
San Marino is one of the world's smallest countries, Its population is 33,000
people, Its major language is Italian because it is located in italy but is a
independent country, it is an enclave. San Marino is said to be the world's oldest surviving republic. Tourism dominates the economy of the 61 square kilometre republic, which plays host to more than three million visitors every year. Some key dates in the history of San Marino: AD 301 - According to tradition, San Marino is founded by Marinus, a Christian stonemason seeking refuge from religious persecution on Mount Titano. 1243 - The first captains regent - acting as joint heads of state - are appointed. 1463 - The Pope awards the towns of Fiorentino, Montegiardino and Serravalle to San Marino. The town of Faetano joins the republic in 1464, defining its present-day borders. 1599 - San Marino's constitution, which provides for a parliamentary government, is laid out in the Statutes of 1600. 1940-45 - Second World War: Neutral San Marino hosts some 100,000 refugees from neighbouring parts of Italy. 1992 - San Marino joins the United Nations. 2009 - San Marino government says it is taking steps to ensure the country complies with OECD rules on financial transparency so as to be removed from tax haven "grey list".
Some fun facts about San Marino:
The San Marino national soccer team has only one win in the last 25 years, a 1–0 victory in 2004 against Liechtenstein, another of the tiny European countries. San Marino is the only country in the world with more vehicles than people. The San Marino capital is….San Marino. Yep. Its capital is San Marino, San Marino. It is a country completely surrounded by another country, of which there are only three on Earth: Lesotho, Vatican City, and San Marino. It is often misspelled as San Marina. Of the small countries in Europe; it is bigger than only Monaco and Vatican City in land area. It’s not the smallest nation in Europe, but it’s pretty close.
Why visit San Marino?
San Marino map and flag
Let’s be honest. So you can check off another country on your quixotic quest to go to a lot of countries. Congratulations. Walk around the historical center of San Marino city, enjoying the cobblestone streets. Explore the Guaita and Cesta Towers on Monte Titano. The San Marino castle towers date to the 13th century. Open 8am to 8pm in summer, and for 4.5 Euro you get entry to both. Witness the changing of the guard ceremony from April to September, every half hour from 8am to 6pm at the Palazzo Pubblico. Cycle the Laila footpath – a 2 mile route starting from the town of Domagnano at the bottom of the Monte Titano. It follows an old railway track, and weaves through forest and Roman Ruins. In San Marino shopping for duty-free goods like electronics, sunglasses, watches, purses, clothing and huge quantities of replica and real weaponry is excellent and cheap. San Marino doesn’t charge Italian import taxes, so shoppers with a passport other than Italian or San Marinese, can get great deals. There might be more knives and guns for sale per capita than anywhere on Earth. Check out some strange museums in San Marino city, like the Historical Museum of Torture $20, the Museum of Curiosity $10 and the Vampire and Werewolf Museum $10. Visit the Ferrari Museum. Watch the sunset with a glass of wine at the very top of 2500 foot Monte Titano.