San Marino claims to be the oldest surviving sovereign state and constitutional republic in the world a cute historic village on a mountaintop with a view of the sea and Rimini coastline tonnes of history in detail we arrived last night after our visit down at Otranto and planned to continue north today, but we liked what little we saw last night we decided to stay another day to explore more and are we glad we did so high up, at level with the clouds one must spare a thought for Jacqui's poor knees, getting pulled uphill by India and Belle Everywhere you see, such magnificent views and then there are the castles with their towers looking out to sea love me some history especially castles the view straight down and across to the other tower outpost and a rain squall in the hills behind sheer drop looking inland and down again so high impressed cameras ready :-) courtyard fun off to the next tower the girls will sit the next one out so just me and Evan  looking back at the first tower and on the lower side, another tower San Marino would love to know what the stones on the roff tiles is for, strong winds ? this high there would be some storms coming through strenght ok, time to head bck just in time for sunset going  going gone