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SAN MARINO TRAVEL GUIDE: ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW
Why Travel to San Marino? San Marino may be a small nation – officially ranked at number 5 smallest nation in the world – but not only does it have some of the most panoramic views of the countryside and skies, but it has great art, history, and culture, it is also one of the oldest republics in the world, dating to 301 AD …. and the best part, it’s in Italy!!! Ring a bell??? As the world’s oldest republic, a nation that once dominated her neighbors as a powerhouse, and a nation that also came to be a peacemaker at a time Italy was undergoing revolution and transformation, San…
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35+ Fun Facts About San Marino
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35+ Fun Facts About San Marino
~ Interesting Facts About The Republic of San Marino, Deep, Dark Secrets About the Oldest Republic, and More! ~ Did you know that San Marino is a place so lawful and orderly that the country itself is oddly shaped into a rectangle? Did you know that San Marino is in Italy?? Did you know that during Risorgimento, the unification of the various Italian city-states in the 1860s, Guiseppe Garibaldi allowed San Marino independence because of the gratitude he had towards the shelter provided by the tiny country? And did you know that San Marino experiences about 60,000 tourists a year…a number that is almost double the country’s own population? San…
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34 Fun Things To Do in Lisbon, Portugal
Lisbon, The City of Seven Hills Yes, you heard that right! Lisbon is also known as the City of Seven Hills. Just like Rome is. It is also nicknamed the City of Light…just like Paris. Lissoppo (Celtic name), Alis-Ubbo (Phoenician name), Ulyssippo (Latin name), Olissipo (Roman name), Olisippo (Greek name), Olissipona (Greek name…again), Ulishbona (Visigoth name), al-Ushbuna (Arabic name), and Lisbon (modern name). Just starting with Ulyssippo, we already know Lisbon was cool enough it was attached to the great Greek hero Odysseus. With so many names, so many cultures, so much history, there must be many fun and interesting things to do in Lisbon, Portugal, right? Ciao! I am…
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How To Climb St. Peter’s Dome
The general consensus is that St. Peter’s Basilica is one of the most beautiful structures on the planet, and there are many reasons why it is definitely worth a visit! Aside from housing the beautiful La Pietà, one of Michelangelo’s more famous marble sculptures, a host of the most exquisite and beautiful artworks carefully curated and preserved over time… But wait; while you’re visiting the Basilica, did you know that you could also climb St. Peter’s Dome too? I’m gonna show you just How to climb St. Peter’s Dome! Most people simply don’t get to do it. Perhaps because they lacked time, many probably did not know the option was…
