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Recently revealed prisoner art found under layers of whitewash

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Prisoner Art of Guaita Tower

High in the clouds of San Marino sits an ancient tower with some curious prisoner graffiti.
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The smaller of the three towers of San Marino is a former prison inaccessible from the ground level.
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Montale Tunnel

The San Marino-Rimini railroad was short-lived but this tunnel once provided shelter for hundreds of refugees during World War II.
The hidden cistern.

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Cistern of the Convent of San Francesco

A historic cavernous cistern lies hidden behind a wall at San Marino’s stamp and coin museum.
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The oldest sanctuary in the Sammarinese Republic.
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