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San Marino is "near" to Venice in the sense that Baltimore is "near" to New York. It's a fun place to visit, and its towers are striking, but I'd hardly call it the most beautiful place in the world: it is largely a kitchy land of tourist traps, factory outlets, and the "Museum of Torture".

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Is that true for the entire country? The article seemed to imply that is how the historic town is and it's almost by design, so the rest of the country doesn't have that. I guess that stuff has spread everywhere in the interim?

There's a little bit of cute countryside on the back side of the mountain, but otherwise, yes, it's true for the entire country. Look, San Marino is barely 4 miles across.

Manhattan is only 3 miles across and you can find tons of stores and places that aren't just tourist tchotchkes. It sounds like it's wose than Andorra which from most descriptions is a giant parking lot with lots of duty free shopping.

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