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1. Montale Tower – City Walls of San Marino loop from Borgo Maggiore

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2. City Walls of San Marino – Historic Center of San Marino loop from Borgo Maggiore

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3. Montale Tower – San Marino Old Town loop from City of San Marino

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Nico Maker 🚲🚶

October 28, 2024

Beautiful tower in San Marino

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Cornelia Fuchs

March 2, 2025

Built directly on the stone of the mountain without any foundations, the First Tower, with a pentagonal base, dates back to the XI century and is among the oldest fortresses in Italy. It is also called “Rocca” or “Guaita”, which in San Marino dialect means “to stand guard.”

Reinforced several times successively and rebuilt in the second half of the 15th century, it was covered with a sloping roof in the 16th century. Between its solid walls, protected by a double wall circle (the outer one with battlements and decapitated towers at the corners), sheltered the people during sieges. The central core was the guardhouse, and some rooms were used as a prison until October 1970 for those serving sentences not exceeding 6 months.

Admission: € 6.00 cumulative ticket with the Second Tower or another monument of your choice.
€ 8.00 full visit ticket for all monuments.

Patricia Gruschwitz Vogtland

July 12, 2025

San Marino is a stunningly beautiful place. A trip here is well worth it. You should definitely climb the towers; the view is amazing.

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Elevation 720 m

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1. Montale Tower – City Walls of San Marino loop from Borgo Maggiore

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