EURO CITY BREAK

There is something undeniably surreal about arriving in San Marino. You drive through the flat, rolling plains of Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region and then, suddenly, a massive limestone ridge erupts from the earth. This is Mount Titano and perched precariously atop its jagged peaks is the oldest surviving sovereign state in the world. San Marino is not just a city but a microstate that has fiercely guarded its independence since 301 AD. To step through the Porta San Francesco i