In this latest series, I will be going through all the countries I’ve travelled to on my mission to visit every single country in the world. In this article, we will be covering country #52: San Marino. If you haven’t gotten a chance already, read this story first to find out why I’m trying to visit all 193 UN-recognized countries.
VIDEO – Country #52: San Marino
Blog post on San Marino
- My Complete Italy, San Marino, and The Netherlands Spending Breakdown
- How to Enter San Marino from Rimini Italy (17 Pictures in the Country)
Rimini to San Marino
The only reason I travelled to Rimini in Italy was that it’s the launching point to travel up the landlocked country of San Marino. I decided to stay at the HI Hostel in Rimini and used it as my home base for this adventure.
To reach this country, I had to take a bus just outside the Rimini station. I believe it cost me 10 Euros for a round trip bus ride. For this journey, I teamed up with a friend from New Zealand who I met in the HI Hostel.
My friend was put off at the mad rush to enter the bus but I actually thought it’s pretty funny.
The journey took roughly 40 minutes and before long, we made it!
City exploration
The first thing we did was explore the city streets. My friend somehow found a liquor store right away and purchased some local alcohol. He then got me to try it out and it was pretty good.
There were also guards that are cool enough to let tourists take pictures with them.
And there are some historic buildings that you can check out as you make your way through the city streets.
There are also restaurants that served Italian food. My friend and I indulged in some pasta and bread after we got back down from the main tourist attraction.
Three Towers
The main touristy thing to do in the world’s oldest Republic is to visit the Three Towers. Upon entering, we saw actors pretending to be part of the olden time doing their thing.
As cool as the actors were, what we were really excited to do was climb the towers.
Climbing the towers
The view from the towers is amazing. You can literally see the entire country from above.
Only two of the three towers are accessible to tourists. We visited both towers. One of them even had a weapon museum.
The one thing you must do when climbing these towers is climbing on the castle rocks themselves. It might seem sketchy at first but everyone was doing them. I mean, how else are you going to take the best pictures if you don’t do it?
After spending an entire day in this beautiful country, we took the bus back down and reminisce how fun that little day trip was to San Marino.
Conclusion
San Marino is definitely a must-visit country if you are already traveling in Italy. It’s not expensive to go there and the views are spectacular. The locals are also very friendly and welcoming.
I love going to places like this that are not flooded with tourists. I think that’s one of the most fun things to do when travelling is exploring countries that are not in the mainstream travel destination.
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