Cesta, San Marino

The Cesta, also known as "Fratta" (Italian: Torre della Fratta) is one of three towered peaks overlooking the city of San Marino, the capital of San Marino. The other two are Guaita and Montale.

Overview

The tower is located on the highest of Monte Titano's summits sitting about 756 meters. It was built at the end of the 11th century and followed a pentagonal plan. The main tower houses a guardhouse and some jail cells. A museum to honor Saint Marinus, created in 1956, is located in this tower and showcases over 1,550 weapons dating from the medieval era to the modern day. The museum contains the sword supposedly given to San Marino by Giuseppe Garibaldiafter taking shelter in the republic while fleeing austrian forces after the fall of the Roman Republic. The tower is an important part of Sammarinese history, and was constructed on the remains of an older Roman fort.[1][2][3]

It is one of the three towers depicted on both the national flag and coat of arms.

References

  1. ^ "Museum of Historical Weapons". www.zainoo.com. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Second Tower (Cesta)". www.visitsanmarino.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  3. ^ admin (2014-10-10). "The three Towers of San Marino". Retrieved 2026-03-02.

See also

43°55′58″N 12°27′05″E / 43.9328°N 12.4515°E / 43.9328; 12.4515

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