The Republic of San Marino is a lovely little microstate near Rimini, Italy. Feeling the need to get away from another endless Moscow winter, my husband and I ran off to Italy for 3 days on a “Hot Tour!” that included airfare and a hotel for a ridiculously low price. We spent the first day exploring Rimini, the second in Urbino, and on the third took a bus over to the old city part of San Marino. It’s a beautiful fortified mountaintop full of winding streets and friendly people, with great restaurants and cafes and the best beer I’ve ever had in Italy.

I’m trying the beta of Lightroom 5 right now and all these photos have been processed and labeled using that software, so you can go through the photos and see at least basic explanations of what’s in them.