There’s not a great deal to see. The ramparts and medieval-style buildings of the citadel above Borgomaggiore, restored in the last century, are mildly interesting; there’s a waxworks museum in Via Lapicidi Marini 17, and there are some tacky souvenir shops and restaurants. You can also get your passport stamped, for a fee, by the border guards or at the information office. All the touristy tawdriness and weapons shops aside, however, it’s a good place just to stroll around; the walk up through town to the rocce, the battlemented castles along the highest three ridges, is worth the effort for the all-round views. Below, in Borgomaggiore, Giovanni Michelucci’s “fearless and controversial” church, built in the 1960s, has a roof that seems to cascade down in waves.
Top image: Rocca della Guaita, the most ancient fortress of San Marino, Italy © Vladimir Sazonov/Shutterstock