The porch
Corinthian columns.
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The Basilica of Saint Marinus is the main church of the City of San Marino, on Piazzale Domus Plebis at the north-eastern edge of the old town. It is a white neoclassical building with a porch of eight Corinthian columns, a wide staircase and a square bell tower beside it. The present church was built in 1836 in place of a much older one, which was pulled down in 1807 because of its poor state. The Bolognese architect Achille Serra designed it. It is dedicated to Saint Marinus, founder and patron of the republic, whose relics it holds, and is today the co-cathedral of the Diocese of San Marino-Montefeltro. You climb the steps to the porch and see the tall columns and triangular front, with the small Church of Saint Peter beside it. The square in front looks over the town, its red roofs and the hills around. The street leading to it has small shops and old stone houses. It is a working church, so dress modestly if you go in and enter quietly. The basilica is 55 m from the Palazzo Pubblico. Entry is free and donations are welcome.
Corinthian columns.
Square, beside the church.
Views over the town.
Piazzale Domus Plebis, north-eastern edge of the old town
Palazzo Pubblico and Liberty SquareThe Palazzo Pubblico is San Marino's government building, on Piazza della Libert1 minute walk
Porta San FrancescoPorta San Francesco is the main entrance to the walled old town of San Marino. A3 minutes walk
Old Market TownBorgo Maggiore is a town at the foot of Monte Titano, right below the old City o3 minutes walk
Guaita TowerGuaita Tower, also called the Rocca, is a stone fortress on the edge of a sheer 3 minutes walk
Cable Car to Borgo MaggioreThe San Marino cable car links Borgo Maggiore at the foot of Monte Titano with t5 minutes walkYes: modest dress covering shoulders and knees.
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