Montale is one of three peaks which overlook the city of San Marino

San Marino, San Marino

The City of San Marino, also known simply as San Marino, is the capital city of the Republic of San Marino on the Italian peninsula, near the Adriatic Sea. The city has a population of 4,493. It is on the western slopes of San Marino's highest point, Monte Titano.-Geography:Although the capital,...

, the capital of the Republic of San Marino

San Marino

San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino , is a state situated on the Italian Peninsula on the eastern side of the Apennine Mountains. It is an enclave surrounded by Italy. Its size is just over with an estimated population of over 30,000. Its capital is the City of San Marino...

. The other two are De La Fratta

De La Fratta

De La Fratta or Cesta is one of three peaks which overlooks the city of San Marino, the capital of San Marino. The other two are Guaita and Montale-See also:*Guaita *Montale *Three towers of San Marino...

 and Guaita

Guaita

Guaita is one of three peaks which overlooks the city of San Marino, the capital of San Marino. The other two are De La Fratta and Montale.-Fortress of Guaita:...

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Overview

Montale is the smallest of the three peaks of Monte Titano

Monte Titano

Monte Titano is a mountain of the Apennines and the highest peak in San Marino. It stands at above sea level and is located immediately to the east of the capital, San Marino. It was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2008 under the combined title "San Marino Historic Centre and Mount...

. The tower on the peak was constructed in the 14th century. Unlike the other two towers constructed on the mount, Montale is not open to the public. It is one of the three towers depicted on both the national flag

Flag of San Marino

The state and war flag of San Marino is formed by two equal horizontal bands of white and light blue with the national coat of arms superimposed in the center; the coat of arms has a shield with a closed crown on top, flanked by an oak and laurel wreath, with a scroll below bearing the word...

 and coat of arms

Coat of arms of San Marino

The coat of arms of San Marino probably originated in the fourteenth century. The official establishment took place on 6 April 1862 by a Decree of the Supreme Council; the same act introduced the crown on top of the shield....

 of San Marino. San Marino also has a cake known as La Torta Di Tre Monti (Cake of the Three Mountains/Towers), as a symbol for the area, it is something of a layered wafer cake covered in chocolate

Chocolate

Chocolate is a raw or processed food produced from the seed of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree. Cacao has been cultivated for at least three millennia in Mexico, Central and South America. Its earliest documented use is around 1100 BC...

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See also

• Guaita
  Guaita
  Guaita is one of three peaks which overlooks the city of San Marino, the capital of San Marino. The other two are De La Fratta and Montale.-Fortress of Guaita:...
  
  (1st tower)
• Cesta
  De La Fratta
  De La Fratta or Cesta is one of three peaks which overlooks the city of San Marino, the capital of San Marino. The other two are Guaita and Montale-See also:*Guaita *Montale *Three towers of San Marino...
  
  (2nd tower)
• Three towers of San Marino
• City of San Marino