San Marino

Country number:
143
Territory number:
164
“Although your dominion is small, your State is nevertheless one of the most honored in all of history. It has by its experience demonstrated the truth, so full of encouragement to the friends of Humanity, that Government founded on Republican principles is capable of being so administered as to be secure and enduring.”
Abraham Lincoln

Tales from San Marino

San Marino, The Serene Republic - in a Nutshell

The country supposedly derives its name from Saint Marinus, a stonemason from the then Roman island of Rab, in modern-day Croatia.
The country supposedly derives its name from Saint Marinus, a stonemason from the then Roman island of Rab, in modern-day Croatia.
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The Micronation of San Marino - On No Money - Albania and Italy 2

I’m rushing round San Marino, as I’m not in the mood. Lonely Planet says that a day is plenty to do this micronation justice,...
I’m rushing round San Marino, as I’m not in the mood. Lonely Planet says that a day is plenty to do this micronation justice, in any case. The famous UNESCO heritage medieval settlement is perched very high up indeed, on a mountain top - a couple of castles with three towers and a little walled town.
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