By Francesco Podeschi 3D

Hi! I’m Francesco and I’m 16. I’m from San Marino. San Marino is a small republic in the center of Italy. It has there are 30.000 inhabitants and is sixty square kilometers wide.

San Marino has got 9 areas called “castles”, and I live in a castle called Serravalle. In Serravalle there are many small towns, mine is Falciano.

The most important symbols of San Marino are the three towers: Guaita, Cesta and Montale on Titano mount.

San Marino is only 15 km far from Rimini, a city full of Roman ruines.

Rimini is also the city where my school is. The name of my school is Alberghiero Malatesta. It is a hotel and catering school for cooks, barman, maitre and hotel managers. I chose it because I’d like to become a chef and open a restaurant in LA in the USA.

My school is special because it is in an old building which used to be a summer boarding residence for children to go swimming and sunbathing on the wonderful sandy beaches just near my school.

In winter I like looking out of the window at the lonely beach and the blue sea. I love it so much!!!