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The Cesta, also known as "''Fratta''" (Italian: Torre della Fratta) is one of three towered peaks overlooking the
city of San Marino The City of San Marino (), also known simply as San Marino and locally as Città, is the capital city of the Republic of San Marino and one of its nine . It has a population of 4,061. It is on the western slopes of San Marino's highest point, ...
, the capital of
San Marino San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino, is a landlocked country in Southern Europe, completely surrounded by Italy. Located on the northeastern slopes of the Apennine Mountains, it is the larger of two European microstates, microsta ...
. The other two are
Guaita The Guaita, also known as the Rocca (Italian: "La Rocca") is one of three towered peaks overlooking the city of San Marino, the capital of San Marino. The other two are Cesta and Montale. Fortress of Guaita The fortress is the oldest of the ...
and Montale.


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The tower is located on the highest of Monte Titano's summits. A museum to honor
Saint Marinus Marinus (; ) was an Early Christian and the founder of a chapel and monastery in 301 from whose initial community the state of San Marino later grew. Life Tradition holds that he was a stonemason by trade who came from the island of Arba (toda ...
, created in 1956, is located in this tower and showcases over 1,550 weapons dating from the medieval era to the modern day. The tower is an important part of Sammarinese history, and was constructed in the 13th century on the remains of an older Roman fort. It is one of the three towers depicted on both the
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and
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Guaita The Guaita, also known as the Rocca (Italian: "La Rocca") is one of three towered peaks overlooking the city of San Marino, the capital of San Marino. The other two are Cesta and Montale. Fortress of Guaita The fortress is the oldest of the ...
(1st tower) *
Montale Montale may refer to: *Eugenio Montale Eugenio Montale (; 12 October 1896 – 12 September 1981) was an Italian poet, prose writer, editor and translator. In 1975, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for 'for his distinctive poetry whi ...
(3rd tower) *
Three Towers of San Marino The Three Towers of San Marino are a group of towers located in San Marino. Located on the three peaks of Monte Titano in the capital, also called San Marino, San Marino, San Marino, they are depicted on both the Flag of San Marino, national fl ...
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City of San Marino The City of San Marino (), also known simply as San Marino and locally as Città, is the capital city of the Republic of San Marino and one of its nine . It has a population of 4,061. It is on the western slopes of San Marino's highest point, ...
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Sammarinese Museum of Ancient Arms Sammarinese Museum of Ancient Arms (''Museo delle armi antiche di San Marino'' in Italian) is located in the Cesta, the second tower of San Marino. The museum opened in 1956 due to agreement with Sammarinese collector Giovanni Carlo Giorgetti. Ex ...
* Mountains of San Marino Buildings and structures in the City of San Marino Towers in San Marino {{SanMarino-geo-stub