San Marino, San Marino Travel Blogs

San Marino
Apr 17, 2005 (2 photos)

... and the bottle themselves can be anything such guitars, women etc. There are even small kegs that have taps!!   the thing about san marino is that the government really takes care of you. if you need to educated for a job they will pay for it - ...

A day trip to the Republic of San Marino
Jun 7, 2008 (43 photos)

A few weeks ago I visited the small country of San Marino. The second smallest country in the world. In the morning when I arrived the hilltop of the old town was shrouded in clouds and I couldn't see a thing! When I arrived it felt like I was stuck in a ...

A small country on the mountain-top
Jun 29, 1999

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Italy, Part II
Jul 14, 2007

... . All in all it was such a great day, probably my favourite in Italy. The following day we headed off to San Marino, a small country located around a mountain that is entirely contained within Italy. We ended up getting to San Marino far earlier than ...

The car accident
Jun 23, 2006 (5 photos)

On my way to San Marino I had a car accident - fortunately it was only my car being damaged. The others were really nice and helped us to fix the car a bit, first with tape, then with some screws, so that we could go on - and I decided to go on to San ...

San Marino
Aug 1, 1993

Visited San Marino during a family trip to Italy

Tour 5271 - 0820 Day17
Sep 5, 2007

... used to day which seems very barbaric however these terrorists are bloody terrible themselves and maybe deserve it.    San Marino was a walled fortress in ancient times and had three lookout towers at the highest point of the area. It ...

SAN MARINO - SMALLEST REPUBLIC IN THE WORLD
Jun 2, 2007

DAVID AND LISE ARE IN: SAN MARINO  WHICH IS THE SMALLEST REPUBLIC IN THE WORLD. THE KEY WORD IS REPUBLIC - THE VATICAN IS SMALLER  -  BUT IT IS NOT A REPUBLIC  -  IT IS A DICTATORSHIP. MONACO IS PROBABLY SMALLER  ...

San Marino
May 28, 2006 (13 photos)

Since Iveta had never seen the adriatic coast before, we decided to make a trip to San Marino and Rimini. San Marino is a tiny little state (28 inhabitants), set on a hill with a marvellous view over the Emilia-Romagna. And the old centre of the city is ...

San Marino
May 31, 2008

... (3rd tower doesn't have an entrance though!) Seen the crossbowmen shooting their crossbows with an amazing accuracy! Most stores in San Marino sell copies of swords, catanas and firearms while others sell leather clothes and bags. There's a crazy number of ...

Fog on the ramparts, head in the clouds
Jun 7, 2007

... again, Mayu! Today's little trip out brings me to one of Europe's little oddity countries - the mini-state of San Marino. Essentially Italy (as it's completely swallowed up within Emilia-Romagna), the tiny republic exists largely because of a fluke of ...

Bus Tour - Day 5
Jun 22, 2007 (3 photos)

... whatever you like. The Taser and Mace cracked me up though - both products had old ladies on the packaging promoting them as safety products. San Marino is almost as famous for its view as it is for its pasta, so after a great lunch that took in both, we ...

Music tears me apart
May 9, 2006

another crappy day in my deadbeat apartment, the sounds of sirens and muggings outside as the smoggy sun wavered through my patchy curtains. it wasnt always like this, back then i had dreams i had passions i had belief. but that was all taken away from me ...

Country No. 103
Jun 25, 2007

Yeah! Country No. 103 today!!

Fortresses and fortresses
Aug 3, 2006 (15 photos)

... we went. We caught a bus into Rimini and then changed buses for San Marino. 30 minutes later we arrived there. The Republic of San Marino is Europe's third smallest state and San Marino is the capital. They have their own postage system and it is on a high ...

Sight Seeing in San Marino
Sep 23, 2007 (7 photos)

... , and we spent the first hour negotiating the huge numbers of stores selling jewellery, alcohol, leather goods, and souveniers promoting San Marino (which is mostly famous just for existing, I think!). After we freed ourselves from the masses of duty- ...

The oldest country in the world
May 25, 2006 (12 photos)

... 61 sqkm and has its own stamps and minted coins (although uses the euro). There wasn't anything especially that drew us to San Marino but it seemed a good way to break up the trip from Venice to Florence. This journey had a somewhat ominous start with ...

Relishing the Republic of San Marino
Oct 4, 2008 (39 photos)

Set high up on a mountain top, San Marino is not quite what we expected - no grandeur, just the usual McDonalds and Renault garages - that is until you hit the top. What a staggering change, beauty personified with breathtaking views, and a quaint if not ...

June 19 San Marino
Jun 19, 2006 (13 photos)

... on the bus for San Marino stuffed. It was a winding ride and a bit much for Audrye and me, but we survived. San Marino (the third smallest country behind Morocco and the Vatican) is built around a fortress surrounded mountain top. The view from the top ...

The novelty of the train is gone
Jun 3, 2006

Apparently Saturday is not a weekend. We scampered up a mountain then further and further in an effort to get our passports stamped. It's not required, buy we both like passport stamps. After accomplishing this, we scampered back down to the bus depot ...

An area of reprieve and torture
Jun 2, 2006

The Republic of San Marino was founded in 300 AD by a monk. It's a tiny country entirely surrounded by Italy. I'm not entirely sure why it has not been annexed by Italy. It has been used by many people throughout history as a hiding place from their ...

The Huntington: Library, Art & Gardens
Aug 11, 1996 (3 photos)

DH, DD (7 mos) and I took a day trip to The Huntington. It's a lovely place located in San Marino which is nestled next to Pasadena, California. It's a wonderful place for walking around the different gardens. The Japanese Garden is gorgeous with it's ...

San Marino - what a funny little place
Oct 30, 2006 (4 photos)

... . Granted, we only saw the touristy bit which was filled with souvenir shops selling supposedly cheap alcohol and a multitude of BBguns. What San Marino did have going for it was amazing views. As it's on top of a mountain, it had views that stretched to ...

San Marino - Weapons, liquor, and china shops
Jun 2, 2006 (5 photos)

... 1500 years old, I realize the directions I have to find the hotel are useless. Basically, they say "Find the country of San Marino." San Marino is small, but not small enough to not need a little more to go on than that. It's a country of about 29, ...

Looking for a Climax
Apr 7, 2009 (4 photos)

... or two.  San Marino lies at the top of a hill about an hour out of Rimini, and if Rimini's got the hotels, then San Marino's got the castles, eight or nine at last count.  But who's counting?  There are some good views there, but not much ...

San Marino and home
Apr 20, 2007

... my girl was down from Sweden for a week and we had some time to go see some of the sites around here. First San Marino, which was beautiful, but destroyed by vendors all over this beautiful town trying to push their shit to the tourists. Taxfree but still ...

Never heard of San Marino worth yet another drive
Oct 4, 2009 (5 photos)

Sue As we drove closer to San Marino, we all started saying, "Did she REALLY say "the NATION" of San Marino??  And that's exactly what it was:  It's full title is "The Republic of San Marino".  John will do doubt tell you of its history.& ...

dinner in San Marino
Apr 16, 2006

quick dinner

Republic of San Marino
Jul 4, 2008

When we lived in Italy, I was in the Boy Scouts.  We had a Camporee in the Republic of San Marino.

Start Roadtrip to AZ
Jul 28, 2007 (6 photos)

Craig and I brave the 10 to get to Tucson...