"The Walls" San Marino Things to Do Tip by PetraG

The inner walls, the most ancient ones, are characterised by a raised entrance and include the Bell Tower, the cells of the garrisons, subsequently used as prisons, and the donjon, the ancient watch post which was rebuilt during the second half of the 15th century.

Traces of subsequent restructurings are still visible: for example, a dagger sculptured on one of the ashlars near the bell tower and an inscription in gothic characters on the eastern tower have been recognised as symbols left by the Comacine Masters, who supervised the first restructuring in the 13th century, while the dates 1481 and 1475 engraved on the arch of the entrance door and on the lintel of a loophole respectively refer to the important restructuring works carried out in the last decades of the 15th century.