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The fun city of San Marino has something in its treasures for everyone. Vacationers and Explorers can find historical sites to explore, crazy shoppers can get some amazing shopping deals, part-timers can pay a visit to the unique museums, and breathtaking views for the nature lovers. These are some of the best things to do in San Marino.

• Historical Sites

How can anyone forget the majestic castles standing tall on the heights of Mount Titano. To a get feel for the place, you can stroll along the walls below the Guaita Tower. They provide interlink between all the three fortresses and provide a lovely view from up there. The 11th century Guaita Tower was functional as a prison until 1970. On the highest point of the mountain is built the Cesta Tower which was erected in 13th century. From outside one can only see the 16th century Montale Tower as it is not open to the public.

As long as you are on Mount Titano, take a breathtaking view of the surrounding areas. A stormy day will bring you an unusual view from the summit of La Rocca.

Catch a glimpse of the ceremonial exchange of guards about every half hour during the business hours from the month of April to September. Guardia di Rocca is the national guard of San Marino which also looks after the daily law and order duties in the area.

There is a train livery just outside the city is a treat for the eyes to watch. Each carriage of the train is painted in the national shades of blue and white. You can take a ride to Borgo Maggiore which is a 1.5 km long aerial tramway which connects the cities.

Visit one of the oldest churches on the planet, built around fourth century AD, the Basilica di San Marino along with the current church in use which was built in 1838. Beside it is the Chiesa di San Pietro which was built in 600 AD and the altar built in 1689.

PalazoPubblico which is the official government building of San Marino also offers an admirable look into the country’s history and architecture.

• Shopping

Prices of items in San Martino can grab you some good deals which are better than even Italy’s prices on fashion. Shopping in San Marino will provide you an awesome opportunity to avoid Italy’s hefty 20% IVA (sales tax). You can purchase leather wallets and handbags at throw away prices.

• Museums

San Marino’s museums boast of some of the weirdest collectibles in the world. In place of showing regular art and science stuff, its museums devote itself to torture and curiosities.

The Martel Museum which is also known as the MuseodellaTortura lies in the center of the city and displays the history and development of torture. Its collections include more than 100 items that tell the tales of torture techniques that were in use during the 16th and 17th centuries. If you were ever curious about the working of the rack, just visit this place. You can also explore the museum of Curiosities which has a collection of unique and odd items.

Belgrade’s nightlife is one of the best that Western Europe has to offer. It stands out from all the cities of the Balkans for its clubbing and bar-hopping. Here is our guide to the best nightlife in Belgrade.

As you may know, Serbia’s capital has gained a fair amount of name and fame as a hard-partying hotspot. This place is now touted as “the New Berlin” due to its roaring nightlife, extremely cheap prices (as per the European standards) and general shabbiness. While the direct comparison with Berlin can be a bit exaggerated, its nightlife is enough to put the nearby capitals to shame.

You will have to look out as far as Leipzig or Athens to find a place better than this where you can booze and test your eardrums with battering loud music. So, let us some of the best places to experience the extravagant nightlife of this city.

1. KC Grad- This place was a former military barrack which has now been transformed into a multi-purpose cultural center. This place is run as an EU pet project that organizes everything from art shows to debate panels. Situate in the heart of Savamala, this place is often credited for changing the area’s demographic over the last half-decade or so. It functions as a club for most weekends and its perfect location makes it a reliable starting point for a town which boasts high of its nightlife.

2. Mladost/Ludost- Located just around the corner from KC Grad, this place is actually two different venues, fused into one. The former one is a bar where you can set lose your drinking inhibitions while the later serves as a club with dance floor where you can stumble once you get sufficiently inebriated. This place is more famous top serve fashionable crowd rather than hardcore clubbers. You get an awesome ambiance from its exposed brickwork, raw concrete walls and steel bars that embedded deep into the ceiling giving it a more post-industrial look.

3. Wats– Wats is an acronym for “We Are The Shit” which is located on the top floor of a nondescript shopping center. This place was founded by Zeleni Venac and is the unofficial epicenter of the town. This place is small in size but big in intimacy. Its owners have made sure to give it a look that can create a house party vibe by surrounding the DJ booths with sofas and stacking a bookcase which is full of vinyl. One can see through the large glass windows stretching from one end of the elongated bar to the other.

4. 20/44– This place is located on the opposite side of river Savamala and on the northern side of Branko’s bridge which connects the old town to the brutal urban suburbs of New Belgrade. This place is well regarded as the ‘jewel in the city’s crown’. This place derives its name from the lines of latitudes and longitudes that exactly cross its location. This place is also referred to as ‘the boat’ because of the fact that it actually floats atop a barge (known locally as splav).