The Italy-San Marino border is 39 km (24 mi) long. San Marino is entirely landlocked within Italy. At the San Marino border there are no formalities with Italy. However, at the tourist office visitors can purchase officially cancelled souvenir stamps for their passports.
Two Italian regions border San Marino: Emilia-Romagna to the northeast, west, and north Le Marche to the south All nine Castelli of San Marino border Italy: City of San Marino Borgo Maggiore Acquaviva Chiesanuova Domagnano Faetano Fiorentino Montegiardino Serravalle
Features Rather than walls, the border often follows natural geographical features, particularly riverbeds that divide the San Marino from the Italy.
San Marino River Marano River Ausa River
Border crossings
Road The major road crossings between the two countries from north to south are:
Intersection at the northern end of Strada Rovereta San Marino Highway/SS72 (Italy) Via Rivo Fontanelle Strada del Marano Via Saline/SP131(Italy) Strada Fontescara Strada Della Serra
Rail The Rimini–San Marino railway was a 31.5-kilometre (19.6-mile) electrified narrow-gauge railway that connected Rimini with the City of San Marino.
History The territory of San Marino consisted only of Mount Titano until 1463. The nation became part of an alliance against Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, the Lord of Rimini, who was defeated. The Pope Pius II gave the towns of Fiorentino, Montegiardino, and Serravalle to San Marino as a reward for being part of the alliance. Later, Faetano voluntarily joined the country, and the boundaries have remained the same ever since.
See also
Italian Peninsula Italy–San Marino relations Index of San Marino-related articles
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