San Marino is one of the smallest states on Earth (after Monaco and the Vatican) and the oldest state of Europe, surrounded on all sides by the territory of Italy (read also about the history of San Marino).In the northeast the country borders on the Emilia-Romagna region, in the south-west - with the Marke region .The territory of San Marino consists of 9 ancient fortresses (or city-communes), including the capital of the same name, which appeared on the site of the first settlements: Akkuaviva, Borgo Maggiore, Domagnano, Kyesanuova, Montejardino, Serravalle, Faetano, Fiorentino .Read more about the population and state structure of the country .

The territory of San Marino is predominantly hilly, and the highest point is the mountain of Monte Titano limestone origin, towering at 750 meters above sea level and located to the east of the state capital. The mountain itself has three peaks, each with a medieval tower-fortress - these are peculiar symbols of the country. From the mountain offers a stunning view, from here to the Adriatic Sea it is just a stone's throw away - the sea stretches only 13 km from the foot of the mountain.

San Marino is a favorite place for travelers, it is visited annually by millions of tourists from all over the world.

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How to get

His airport in San Marino is not, and to get to a dwarf state, sandwiched somewhere in the south of Europe, will have to use the airports of neighboring countries. The nearest airport to San Marino is located in Rimini and is located some 25 km from the state, 72 km is Forlì airport, 130 km - Falcone airport and 135 km - Bologna airport.

Before the Second World War, San Marino and Rimini were connected by a railway built during the reign of Benito Mussolini. After the war, the railway track was dismantled. The fact that the road existed at all, tourists are reminded of the surviving tunnels and the railway station in Piazzale Lo Stradone. The nearest acting railway station. The station is located in Rimini.

From Rimini to San Marino can be reached by bus. The fare in both directions will be 6, 8 EUR, the journey time is about 45 minutes. Every day 6-8 flights are carried out. The bus arrives at the parking lot, located on Piazzale Calcigni, also known as Piazzale delle Autocorriere.

By car from Rimini to San Marino, you can take the SS72 motorway. There is no border control when entering the territory of the state.

Visa in San Marino

San Marino is in the visa space of Italy, to enter the country you must have a passport and a Schengen visa. Read more about issuing visas to Italy.

Customs

Duty-free can import 40 cigarettes, 20 cigars or 50 g of tobacco, 16 liters of beer and 4 liters of wine or a liter of alcoholic beverages stronger than 22 ° C, 250 ml of toilet water and 50 ml of perfume. Also admittance of jewelry, two cameras, a video camera, a radio receiver, a tape recorder, a bicycle, a boat, two pairs of skis, two tennis rackets, one kayak or a surfboard is allowed.

There are no restrictions on import and export of local and foreign currencies. You can freely take out up to 10 000 EUR or the equivalent amount in other currencies. The export of amounts exceeding the specified amount should be allowed by the customs authorities. For export of precious stones, works of art, archaeological objects, it is necessary to present a receipt and a permit from the Ministry of Fine Arts.

Useful phone numbers are

Diplomatic functions in the territory of San Marino are concurrently performed by the Russian Embassy in Italy.

Tourist office of the Republic of San Marino: (0549) 882-914, 882-403, 882-998

Information service: 100; first aid: 113; Fire service: 116; police: 112.

Transport

It is important to bear in mind that almost everywhere in the city center traffic is prohibited. Therefore, it is better to walk around the capital, all attractions are located within walking distance, and the car can be parked in one of the many parking spaces.

You can also take advantage of the cable car leading to Borgo Maggiore. The cable car is conveniently located near the parking lots № 11, 12 and 13. The fare in both directions will be 4, 5 EUR.

The ropeway:

• 7:50 - 18:30 January and February
• 7:50 - 19:00 March
• 7:50 - 19:30 April
• 7:50 - 20:00 May-June
• 7:50 - 1:00 from July 1 to September 5
• 7:50 - 20:00 from 6 to 30 September
• 7:50 - 19:00 October
• 7:50 - 18:30 November and December

When the funicular is closed, Borgo Maggiore can be reached by following the old Costa dell'Arnella road.

Taxi

• Taxi Stazione Centrale, phone: 0549 991441
• Taxi Bindi Autoservizi, phone: 3357332316
• Taxi Capicchioni Alessandro, phone: 335 830 0553
• Taxi Capicchioni Lamberto, phone: 337 612 836
• Taxi De Biagi Autolinee, phone: 335 8001 394
• Taxi G.B. Viaggi, phone: 335 7336500
• Taxi Elia's Tour, phone: 335 1283586
• Cab 24, teleon: 0549 941331
• Taxi Morri, phone: 0549 905717

Auto Rental - $ 0

In the capital there are several car rental companies: Autonoleggio Ippo (phone: 0549 980511) and Benedettini Filli (phone: 0549 903854). For rental, you will need an international driving license, a credit card and an age of at least 21-23 years.

Parking spaces

Located in the historical part of the capital:

• P1: taxi rank in the Piazzale lo Stradone square
• P1 / B: Bus parking in the Piazzale Marino Calcigni area
• P2: parking lot in Piazzale Marino Giangi Square $ $
• P2 / B: Bus parking in Piazzale della Stazione Square $ $
• P3: parking in Piazzale M. Ghandi Square $ $
• P4: parking in Piazzetta Square Bramante Lazzari
• P5: parking place in Piazza Antonio di Paolo Fabbri
• P6: parking in Piazzale Square Cava Antica
• P7: parking in Piazzale Square Cava degli Umbri
• P8: parking in Orto del Collegio square $ ±​​$
• P9: parking in the Piazza delle Nazioni Unite area
• P10: parking on Via Via Napoleone Bonaparte
• P11: Aerial Cableway parking place
• P12: parking lot Viale Campo dei Giudei
• P13: parking Baldasserona

The cost of parking will be 1, 3 EUR per hour, when using parking for more than 7 hours the cost will be 8 EUR for the entire period of use.

San Marino hotels - $

The luxurious "San Marino Grand Hotel" rises on Monte Titano and is located a few minutes walk from the historic center of the city. More economical accommodation is offered by San Marino Vacation Center, located in a quiet green area near the historical part of the city and occupying a large territory with small houses and furnished bungalows. The center is open all year round.

San Marino also has campsites that provide free parking:

• Camping Service Serravalle, located near the parking of the Olympic Stadium.
• Service area in Borgo Maggiore - next to the Baldasserona parking lot in walking distance from the cable car.
• Service area in Cà Martino - next to the parking on the road to Gualdicciolo.

Climate

Moderate, Mediterranean. The average temperature in summer rises to 24 ° C, in winter it drops to 4 ° C. See also the weather forecast in San Marino for the next 10 days.

Money

The currency can be exchanged in banks and exchange offices in the capital of the state.

• Banca Agricola Commerciale in the street Contrada del Collegio, 19.
• Banca di San Marino in the street Contrada del Collegio, 22.
• Cassa di Risparmio di San Marino in Piazza del Titano, 2 (also available as an ATM exchange function).
• Credito Industriale Sammarinese in Viale Onofri street, 103.
• Istituto Bancario Sammarinese on Via Piana, 5.

Shopping in San Marino

Two discount shops that sell collections of past seasons, and two shopping centers Atlante and Azzurro, as well as hundreds of colorful display cases are located throughout the state. It's best to buy clothes, shoes, perfumes, cosmetics, electronic devices, musical instruments. Brand shops can be found in the same discount centers, the San Marino Factory Outlet in Roveret and the Queen Outlet in Dogan (both located in the Serravalle commune). Other popular shopping centers:

• San Marino Factory Outlet is located on Via Strada dei Censiti, in Roveret.
• Queen Outlet on Via Tre Settembre, 3 in the municipality of Serravalle.
• Atlante Shopping Center on Via Tre Settembre, 17 in Dogan.
• Azzurro Shopping Center on Via M. Moretti, 23 in Serravalle.
• Electronics Shopping Center on Via Cinque Febbraio 196 in Serravalle.
• Marino Baldacci Musical Instruments (Atlante Commercial Center) on Via Tre Settembre, 17 in Dogan.

Want to know more? Details - in a separate article "Shopping in San Marino."

• Approximate prices for goods in the outlets of Rimini and San Marino

Types of San Marino

Fortress of San Marino

Sea view, San Marino

Kitchen and restaurants

San Marino is strongly influenced by Italian cuisine. It is worth trying the Italian cake "piadina", as well as "polenta", which is made on the basis of corn puree and served with sausages, tomato sauce and grated Pecorino cheese.

The most popular dish in San Marino from pasta is "i strozapret", served with mint sauce and grated cheese. The recipe for this pasta, as well as the preparation of ravioli, tagliatelle, dumplings, has remained unchanged for many years. During the winter months, a traditional dish is a bean dish with pork fries.

National San Marino sweets are "La Pagnotta", sweet bread with raisins and aniseed vodka cooked during Easter, and "Il Bustrengo" with rusks or cornflakes.

On the fertile soil of Monte Titano, olives are grown, from which oil is squeezed, which is then bottled. A community of beekeepers produces a wide range of honey from acacia and chestnut.

Other local products are cakes "Titano" and "Tre Monti", as well as a local liqueur, for example, "Tilus" with a bitter truffle flavor or "Duca di Guelfo".

Entertainment, Excursions and Attractions San Marino

The main attraction of the country is a complex of three towers of Guaita, Chest and Montale, which are located in the capital of the commune of San Marino.

The fortress of Borgo Maggiore, erected in the 12th century. and located at the foot of Monte Titano, originally bore the name Mercatale, since historically there were markets and fairs. Other interesting places in Borgo Maggiore are Piazza Grande, where fairs, the clock tower and helipad are still organized, the only one in the state of San Marino.

In the commune of Domagnano there is an ancient fortress belonging to the genus Malatesta, which was originally used as a viewing tower. The fortress is located on Mount Monte Lupo in the small town of Torraccia.

Church of St. Paul in the municipality of Faetano, the construction of which began in 1898, and ended in 1916. In the commune of Montegardino, there are preserved the gate of the castle, the parish of San Lorenzo, narrow streets and lanes.

The Mercatale market is open from March to December every third Sunday of the month. There is also a fair of antiques and other antique objects on Via Scarito in Portici and Piazza Grande in Borgo Maggiore. Working hours are from 8:00 to 19:00. Numerous museums of San Marino are also noteworthy.

It's worth to visit the fascinating aviation museum located near the border with San Marino. This museum is good because almost all of its exhibits can be studied in detail - touch, touch, rotate in hands. True, they can not fly away with their help. Many have tried - to no avail.

Events

The heads of state in San Marino are elected collective captains-regents who rule the country for 6 months and take office on April 1 and October 1. In connection with the election of the regents in San Marino, inauguration is held, accompanied by a solemn procession in national costumes. Following the ancient rite, the parade originates from the Palazzo Publico Palace and then moves towards the basilica of the Saint.

Every year on September 3, on the day of the founding of the Republic of San Marino, solemn events are held in the city.

Within 5 days in the second half of July San Marino becomes like a real medieval city. In the taverns you can taste dishes of the medieval era, and city dwellers dress up in national medieval costumes. The streets of the city are filled with artisans from Montegardino, fortunetellers, actors, courtesans from Serravalle, crossbowmen, musicians, and with their help the medieval spirit of San Marino comes to life on the streets of the city.

Annually in July for a whole week in San Marino is the festival of ethnic music, which dates back to 1988. Numerous musical groups meet on the stage of Cava of the Balestrieri, in the heart of the historic part of the city.

In late August and early September, the annual World Motocross Championship takes place - the Grand Prix "Chinzano" at the Misano Adriatico Motorcycle. In parallel with this, Monte Titano organizes sports events, united by a common theme of motorcycle races.

September 3 is considered a national holiday, which can be equated to the New Year. There are competitions on shooting from the crossbow, concerts of the military orchestra, traditional games in bingo, and the festival ends with a magnificent firework.

In December and January there is the Christmas Fair, which is located in the historic center of San Marino. The fair is held on weekends and holidays from December 1 to January 6.

The traditional holiday of the summer Italian New Year "Pink Night" (La Notte Rosa, website) is a non-stop festival in pink, is the most important event of the summer. Moving from the coast inland, "Pink Night" from sunset to sunrise with its concerts, shows and fireworks will devour 110 km of the Adriatic coast, which includes about 700 beaches of the Romagnola Riviera! Photo of San Marino (31)