We haven’t thought of ourselves as “country collectors,” but during a recent visit to Italy, we decided to make a trip to San Marino, the third smallest country in Europe, and the fifth smallest in the world.
After doing a little advance research about San Marino and learning these 24 Fun Facts, we were even more intrigued to visit this country that is landlocked by Italy.
To reach San Marino, we took a train to the coastal city of Rimini, Italy, stayed overnight at the Hotel Nettunia, and indulged in an incredible meal at Ristorante Guido.
Near the central train station in Rimini, we caught the bus to San Marino. A bus departs about every 75 minutes, and the ride takes about 45 minutes each way.
We bought our tickets at the tourist office right beside the train station, and also paid to store our small bags there during our trip to San Marino.
Upon arriving in San Marino, we headed to the tourist office (just up from the cable car) to obtain our tourist visas.
The visas are optional, and they cost 5 euros per person, but they are fun and attractive in your passport.
In the same office, there is a nice painting of San Marino. Which was a good thing to see, because on the day of our visit, San Marino was covered in dense fog.
The views were — white. Solid white fog.
Everyone was getting ready for the holiday events, which we bet are spectacular.
Have you been to San Marino? What did you see that we missed in the fog?
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