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The Atlas Obscura Guide To San Marino

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in San Marino

Updated April 8, 2021

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Recently revealed prisoner art found under layers of whitewash

Città di San Marino, San Marino

Prisoner Art of Guaita Tower

High in the clouds of San Marino sits an ancient tower with some curious prisoner graffiti.
The chief priest, Francesco Brigante, at the inauguration ceremony.

Serravalle, San Marino

San Marino Jinja

The only Shinto shrine in Europe that has been officially sanctioned by Japan.
Montale

Città di San Marino, San Marino

Montale

The smaller of the three towers of San Marino is a former prison inaccessible from the ground level.
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Rimini, Italy

Ponte di Tiberio (Bridge of Tiberius)

This 2,000-year-old Doric bridge is still open to pedestrian traffic to this day.
9 miles from San Marino
The House of Shells exterior

Rimini, Italy

House of the Shells

One Italian taxi driver covered his entire house in small seashells creating a weird bit of architecture that is preserved to this day.
10 miles from San Marino
Italia in Miniatura

Rimini, Italy

Italia in Miniatura

Famous landmarks and structures from across Italy fill this miniature park.
10 miles from San Marino
In the Italian countryside, a somber mosaic marks the place Ruggero Pascoli was murdered.

Longiano, Italy

Monument to the Assassination of Ruggero Pascoli

A haunting mosaic marks the spot where a famous poet's father was murdered more than 150 years ago.
11 miles from San Marino
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