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 (also read more about the history of San Marino) . In the northeast the country borders with the region Emilia-Romagna, in the south-west - with the Marche region . The territory of San Marino consists of nine 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, Fa Ethano, 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 Monte Titano mountain of limestone origin, rising to 750 meters above sea level and located to the east from the capital of the state. The mountain itself has three peaks, each with a medieval tower-fortress - these are peculiar symbols of the country. The mountain offers a breathtaking 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.
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How to get there
There is no airport in San Marino, and to get to diminutive state sandwiched somewhere in southern Europe, have to use the airports of neighboring countries. The closest San Marino airport is in Rimini and is located some 25 km from the state, Forlì airport is at 72 km, Falcone airport is 130 km away and Bologna airport is 135 km
Before the Second World War, 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 the Piazzale Calcigni square, also known as the Piazzale delle Autocorriere
By car from Rimini to San Marino you can take the SS72 road. There is no border control at the entrance to the territory of the state.
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Visa to San Marino
San Marino is in the visa space of Italy, you need to have a passport and a Schengen visa to enter the country. More information on 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
No restrictions are placed 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 the 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 telephone numbers
Diplomatic functions in the territory of San Marino are performed concurrently 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, the capital is better to walk, all attractions are within walking distance, and the car can be parked in one of the many parking areas.
You can also take advantage of the funicular leading to Borgo Maggiore. The cable car is conveniently located near the parking lots No. 11, 12 and 13. The fare for both sides will be 4, 5 EUR
The ropeway work schedule:
- 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 1 July to 5 September
- 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 road Costa dell'Arnella
Taxi
- Taxi Stazione Centrale, telephone: 0549 991441
- Taxi Bindi Autoservizi, telephone: 3357332316
- Taxi Capicchioni Alessandro, phone: 335 830 0553
- Taxi Capicchioni Lamberto, telephone: 337 612 836
- Taxi De Biagi Autolinee, telephone: 335 8001 394
- Taxi G.B. Viaggi, telephone: 335 7336500
- Taxi Elia's Tour, phone: 335 1283586
- Cab 24, tel: 0549 941331
- Taxi Morri, phone: 0549 905717
Auto Rental
There are several items in the capital Car rental: Autonoleggio Ippo (telephone: 0549 980511) and Benedettini Filli (phone: 0549 903854). To rent, you will need an international driving license, a credit card and an age of at least 21-23 years
Parkings
Located in the historical part of the capital:
- P1: taxi rank in Piazzale lo Stradone
- P1 / B: Piazzale Marino Calcigni
- P2: parking in Piazzale Marino Giangi
- P2 / B: bus parking in Piazzale della Stazione square
- P3: parking in Piazzale M. Ghandi
- P4 area: parking lot on Piazzetta Square Bramante Lazzari
- P5: parking in Piazza Antonio di Paolo Fabbri
- P6: parking in Piazzale Square Cava Antica
- P7: parking in Piazzale Cava degli Umbri
- P8: parking in the Orto del Collegio square
- P9: parking in the Piazza delle Nazioni area Unite
- P10: parking on the street Via Napoleone Bonaparte
- P11: parking place Aerial Cableway
- P12: parking lot Viale Campo dei Giudei
- P13: parking Baldasserona
The parking fee is 1, 3 EUR per hour, when parking for more than 7 hours the cost is 8 EUR for the entire period of use
Hotels in San Marino
The luxurious San Marino Grand Hotel rises on Monte Titano and is just a short walk from the historic center of the city. San Marino Vacation Center offers a more economical accommodation, located in a quiet green area near the historic part of the city and occupying a large The territory with houses and furnished bungalows. The center is open all year round
San Marino also has camping sites that provide free parking:
- Camping Service Serravalle, located near the Olympic stadium parking.
- Service area in Borgo Maggiore - next to Baldasserona parking in a step accessibility from the cable car
- Service area in Cà Martino - near the parking on the road to Gualdicciolo
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Climate
Moderate, Mediterranean. The average temperature in summer rises to 24 ° C, in winter it drops to 4 ° C. See also the weather forecast for San Marino for the next 10 days.
Money
Currency can be exchanged at banks and exchange offices in the capital of the country.
- Banca Agricola Commerciale in Contrada del Collegio, 19.
- Banca di San Marino in the street Contrada del Collegio, 22.
- Cassa di Risparmio di San Marino in Via Piazza del Titano, 2 (also available as an ATM exchange function)
- Credito Industriale Sammarinese on Via Viale Onofri, 103.
- Istituto Bancario Sammarinese on Via Piana, 5.
Shopping in San Marino
Two discount stores that sell collections of past seasons, and two shopping centers Atlante and Azzurro, as well as hundreds of colorful showcases are located throughout the state. It is 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 Serravalle commune
- Atlante Shopping Center Via Via Set Setembre, 17 in Dogan.
- Azzurro Shopping Center on Via M. Moretti , 23 in Serravalle commune
- Electronics Shopping Center on Via Cinque Febbraio 196 in Serravalle commune
- Marino Baldacci Musical Instruments (Atlante Commercial Center) on Via Tre Settembre, 17 in Dogan
Want to know more ? For details, see the separate article "Shopping in San Marino."
- Sample prices for goods in the outlets of Rimini and San Marino
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Cuisine 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 of beans with pork fries is considered to be.
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 local liquor, for example, "Tilus" with a bitter truffle flavor or "Duca di Guelfo" .
Entertainments, 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.
Borgo Maggiore fortress 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 the 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.
The Church of St. Paul in the Faetano municipality, whose construction began in 1898 and ended in 1916. The castle of the castle, the parish of San Lorenzo, the narrow streets and alleys are preserved in the municipality of Montejaardino
Mercatale Market is open from March to December every third Sunday 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. Noteworthy are also the numerous museums of San Marino.
It is 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 the 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 starts at the Palazzo Publico and continues on towards Basilica of the Saint.
Annually, on September 3, the day of the founding of the Republic of San Marino, the city hosts celebrations.
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 in the streets of the city.
Annually in July for a whole week in San Marino is an ethnic festival 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 - early September, the annual World Championships in motorcycle racing - the Grand Prix "Chinzano" at the Misano Adriatico Motorcycle. In parallel, on Mount Monte Titano, sports events are organized, united by a common theme of motorcycle races.
September 3 is considered a national holiday, which can be equated to the New Year. Competitions are organized for shooting arbalests, concerts of the military orchestra, traditional bingo games, and the fireworks complete the holiday.
In December-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.
Traditional holiday of the summer Italian New Year "Pink Night" (La Notte Rosa, website) is a non-stop festival in pink, is the most an 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! Photos of San Marino (31)