We just learned about the country of Portugal.
Let's learn a little about the country of San Marino!
This is a very small country that is inside of the country of Italy.
It is only 24 square miles, and has over 30,000 people living there.
(from: wikipedia - san marino)
The flag for San Marino is a white stripe over a blue stripe, with the coat of arms of San Marino in the middle.
The coat of arms has a picture of the famous three towers of San Marino, a picture of an oak, a wreath, and the words LIBERTAS which means Liberty.
(from: wikipedia - flag of san marino)
To eat in San Marino, you might have bustrengo, which is a type of fruitcake.
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San Marino is famous for its three towers on the mountain, which are shown on its flag.
One of those towers is calle the Fortress of Guiaita.
It ws built in before the year 1100 AD.
(from: wikipedia - guaita)
Visiting San Marino you might go see the Basilica di San Marino, which is an old church built around the year 600 AD.
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