Falesia Second Tower

Guide to Visiting San Marino

"Climbing to the Castle of the Cesta — the most dramatic of San Marino’s three towers, sitting on one of the highest accessible points of Monte Titano — is a bit of a workout (your thigh muscles may not thank you), but wandering its jumble of 11th-century structures and taking in the vistas is well worth the effort; it even feels like something that could have inspired George R.R. Martin." - Elizabeth Heath Elizabeth Heath Elizabeth Heath is a writer and editor living on a hill in Umbria, from where she writes about travel in Italy, the rest of Europe, and farther afield. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines