The tower
Battlements and crest.
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Porta San Francesco is the main entrance to the walled old town of San Marino. A square stone tower with battlements at the top stands over a pointed arch through which people pass into the paved streets, with the national coat of arms on its front. The gate was part of the walls that protected the town on Monte Titano and is today within the World Heritage Site. Its walls carry stone plaques with old Latin inscriptions on the guard and the rules for entering the town. You stand before the tower and see the battlements and coat of arms above the arch, then pass inside where the narrow, climbing stone-paved streets begin among old houses, shops and cafes. Most visitors start their walk up through the old town to the Palazzo Pubblico and the towers from here. By the gate is a stop for buses from Rimini. The gate is 170 m from the Palazzo Pubblico. It is open and free. It gets busy in summer and on holidays, and the streets beyond climb steeply.
Battlements and crest.
Old Latin plaques.
Beyond the arch.
Main entrance to the old town, City of San Marino
Palazzo Pubblico and Liberty SquareThe Palazzo Pubblico is San Marino's government building, on Piazza della Libert2 minutes walk
Guaita TowerGuaita Tower, also called the Rocca, is a stone fortress on the edge of a sheer 3 minutes walk
Basilica of Saint MarinusThe Basilica of Saint Marinus is the main church of the City of San Marino, on P3 minutes walk
Cesta TowerCesta Tower is the second of San Marino's Three Towers, on the highest summit of6 minutes walk
Old Market TownBorgo Maggiore is a town at the foot of Monte Titano, right below the old City o6 minutes walkYes, buses from Rimini stop by it.
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