CITY: SAN MARINO

HOW LONG: 3 NIGHTS

ACCOMMODATION:

My mom & I stayed at a cute, small hotel (Hotel Rosa) right in the middle of Old San Mario, which is perched way on top of a mountain. The room was small, but perfectly comfortable. I’d recommend getting one with a view (ours did not sadly). The 10 euro breakfast was great – and honestly I didn’t see many great breakfast options in town (which is what I usually prefer) so would recommend doing the hotel breakfast.

WHERE TO EAT:

Two places we loved in San Marino:

• Caffè Titano – Great little cozy spot for a casual lunch or coffee.
• La Terrazza – AMAZING dinner spot – this is a must do while in San Marino. It’s higher end but so worth it. Views were awesome & service was top notch. We both said this was out favorite meal of the trip! I had a delicious truffle & rabbit stuffed pasta while my mom had a seafood pasta that she raved about.

WHAT TO DO:

Here were the highlights of our San Marino visit:

• Most importantly visit all the towers. Start with the Guaita Tower before walking over to the second tower (Falesia Tower). Both offer fabulous views over the whole of San Marino & on to Italy.
• Check out the Basilicia of Saint Marinus
• Just walk around the tiny old town (probably takes about 20 min in total haha)
• Ride the Funivia up & down (a gondola offering pretty views of the surrounding areas)

We also spent one day visiting Rimini, which was fun because neither of us had been to the East Coast of Italy. However, I think both of us preferred San Marino. I think Rimini is better in the summer when beach activities are in full swing.

OVERALL THOUGHTS:

San Marino was so dang delightful & special. We couldn’t get over how cool this little city/country is. It is literally perched on top of this huge mountain and is built into the cliffs. We loved our time here and can’t believe more people we know haven’t visited.