European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 12, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse San m a r Ino the capital of san Marino which has the same name towers atop mount Titano High above the Valley below. Much of the capital is assorted castles and fortresses by David Mazie National geographic inn country so Small that run chef it disappears from View on a foggy Jay an old ceremony offers new. Dedication to Independence and in the velvet Ermine and lace habits of medieval office and flanked by the Noble guard in Blu and Gold uniforms with plumed hats and a lawyer and an accountant Are installed As the captains Regent a executives a of san Marino Quot the ceremony Means a to us a says Giovanni Righi a restaurant owner whose roots Here Goback seven centuries. A it is a reminder of who we Are a just who a or what a is san Marino it is the world s oldest nearly 17 centuries and smallest 24 Square Miles the size of Manhattan surviving Republic. Perched like a tiny Button on the Northeast Side of the italian Boot san Marino clings to the craggy slopes of 2,437-foot mount Titano and encircles it on the Romagno Plain below. The miniature nation has 24,000 inhabitants 24 hotels 53 restaurants three movie houses assorted castles and fortresses a treasured letter from Abraham Lincoln a bit part in Hollywood lore a and a seat in the United nations. According to local history it was founded in 301 when a Christian Stonemason named St. Marinus fled across. Continued on Page 4 As world s oldest Republic May 12, 1004 stripes Magazine 3
