Built on the cliff above the national
Titano the castle walls stood on the summit, at the foot of a wild vine spread chaos Baizhang cliff, which only 61 square kilometers of limestone hills, is the world's smallest, oldest and most compact of the Republic - San Marino.
Do not underestimate that a small, San Marino independence, freedom and neutrality of the belief to win the respect of the world, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on behalf of the American people pray to God for the blessing of San Marino, Lincoln said: You are small, but it is the history of the most respected countries.
Chill of early spring, the space clouds over the Adriatic Sea, laziness to the dim morning light transmission.
Italian coastal city of Rimini (Rimini) 22 km west of the plains towering into the sky, is almost vertical up and down, a 700-meter-high limestone cliff, facing the Eastern sea sun, infected with a rosy glow.
Cliff sky line stretches the battlements and the wall, three small peaks have a shipu tower, which only 61 square kilometers, 25,000 people limestone hills, is the world's smallest and most ancient pocket of the Republic of San Marino (San Marino).
San Marino and Andorra, Monaco, where the Vatican, Liechtenstein, said the world with five small countries, because there is no sea, is Italy's state within a state. Because of its small, the national emblem on the three peaks on the three castle has three white feathers, which is also known as pocket a small country, the three feathers of the country.
Purple luxury bus, early morning departure from the Rimini railway station, across the red roofs and green gardens and cottages, circled around the mountain, only 45 minutes to 738 Miti Napolitano peak (Titano) San Marino city under the door.
Marino stone everywhere
Into the stone gate built in 1361, one can see a kind old man armed with hammer stone statue of Marino, look stone, stone walls, fortress, shipu, stone balustrades, stone, stone government buildings, banks, churches, , post offices, museums and other readily available, is indeed the mason and pyroxenite of the country.
San Marino is located in Liberty Square, the administrative center of government buildings in front of the building completed in 1894, the Statue of Liberty with a white, three-storey building built on top of another with the city battlements of the tower, the clock above the portrait is the Trinity. Marino House, corner of bronze and vows lamp, engraved with "Save Your Republic, San Marino, the founder of Freedom," the inscription.
In green, red pants, black hat, white feather, the color of the castle guard installed after noon shift, you can purchase access to government buildings. There are many badges at the linked entry shields and medieval defenders of the crossbow, on the second floor lobby government side of the wall is massive in size mural painted angels fly, San Marino and the golden ring in the care of people with his shadow in heaven.
San Marino's history over 1600 years: the 3rd century AD employed mason Marino Rimini port construction, because authoritarian rulers to avoid persecution, fled to Mount Titano of the Cave live quarry for a living. He pious missionary, who fasted for the poor and sick praying hard illness, shelter around the persecuted, gradually mason Corporation, the public regarded as a saint.
Converted to Catholicism after the Roman nobles donated to Mount Titano, San Marino, Marino after the death of the Republic of mason city commune gradually formed the political system and the construction of the castle walls, to protect their independence and freedom of life.
Does not extend into the Italian territory is not
To commemorate the founder, country names and towns are named after the capital of San Marino, a member elected for every 200 people, members elect two law enforcement management of national consuls. The law is the oldest hand-written rules in 1295, the earliest record of the names of the literature is 1244 the consul. 1463 San Marino ended the last war, even after Napoleon and Hitler to be presented to the sea in Rimini, San Marino, are to be rejected, stick to their original territory so far, there is no unification of Italy in the 19th century wave of into Italy.
Stamp and Tourism of the country
It also adhere to the "Freedom Boat" in the tradition of hosting parties to seek asylum, the refugee shelter at the beginning of World War II, as many as eight times the national total. Independence, freedom and neutrality of the belief to win the respect of the world, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on behalf of the American people pray to God for the blessing of San Marino, Lincoln said: You are small, but it is the most respected country in history.
Mount Titano, complete medieval castle city of San Marino capital of appearance in each country received more than 300 million tourists, about 150 times the national total. Almost all of the city and tourism-related shops and hotels, the Government published and distributed in all languages including Chinese tour guide, the city also has a Cantonese restaurant.
National Museum, the stamp museum, art galleries, rare museum, wax museum, the medieval torture museum, weapons museum located in the hill districts narrow stone road. Square church holds the remains of Marino.
But the people most interested in, or the castle tower of three national symbols, and complete medieval city walls. 1371 Cardinal excitement through a description of: "City stands in the mountains above the top of the erection of a three fortress." San Marino, one of the world's smallest country, with one of the world's largest in China, jointly issued by several Mount Titano castle walls and the Great Wall of commemorative stamps for the map between the two countries.
Stamps coins is the country's major source of revenue, San Marino stamp collectors who love the world, even the one printed with a postcard stamp, the original invention of the Post of San Marino.
There is no cave prison criminals
Noble and bright red "Cyclamen" is the San Marino national flower, as the economic lifeline of the tourism industry has also led to ceramics, wine and other industrial, domestic, Europe's largest aluminum plant, there are grapes, olives, wheat, corn and other agriculture. Nationals not subject to tax, free education, health care, per capita annual income of $ 17,000. No army, only the Castle Guard and dozens of hired from the Italian civilian police. To accommodate six people in a cave prison, for not criminals, not used for many years.
Holding free, democratic, independent, neutral and not armed fortification belief, small is beautiful, standing world powers, the purposes of thousands of years without the death of the Democratic republic of San Marino can not be said that the miracle of humanity.
Titano the castle walls stood on the summit, the foot is hanging over wild vine spread chaos Baizhang cliff, overlooking the foot of the mountain hills, and then look away for a plain green field, the horizon line is the Adriatic sea. In the magnificent steep cliffs caught in between, a bunch of a bunch of brilliant yellow color, is in full bloom under the Peak hills sun breeze Ju, displaying the tenacity unparalleled vitality.
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