Italy Visa RequirementsFor San Marino passport holders
San Marino is an enclave within Italy, and San Marino citizens can travel to Italy freely without any border formalities. Italy offers Rome, Venice, Florence, the Amalfi Coast, and unparalleled cultural heritage. Italy is effectively San Marino's host country.
Great news! San Marino passport holders can enter Italy without a visa for tourism or business purposes. You can stay up to 90 days.
No documents are required for San Marino citizens to enter Italy. San Marino is completely surrounded by Italian territory and there are no formal border controls. Simply travel by road from San Marino into the Emilia-Romagna or Marche regions of Italy. All Italian territory is freely accessible.
Italy is part of the Schengen Area. Your stay counts toward the 90-day limit within any 180-day period for the entire Schengen zone. Learn more about Schengen rules →
Entry Requirements
Passport Validity
3 months beyond departure from Schengen
Blank Pages
2 blank pages required
Multiple Entry
Single entry only
Work Permitted
No - requires work visa
Current Travel Situation
San Marino to Italy: What You Need to Know
San Marino is one of the world's smallest countries and is completely surrounded by Italy. San Marino and Italy have a unique Treaty of Friendship that predates modern EU arrangements, allowing complete freedom of movement between the two countries. San Marino citizens effectively live within Italy and travel there without border checks of any kind.
How to Get There
San Marino is geographically within Italy. All Italian cities are accessible by rail from Rimini (nearest station). Italy connects to the rest of the Schengen zone by rail and air. Italian destinations span from the Alps to Sicily.
Money & Banking
Italy uses the Euro (EUR). San Marino also uses the Euro and even issues its own Euro coins. No currency exchange is needed. ATMs, credit cards, and digital payments all work seamlessly between San Marino and Italy.
Practical Tips
1. San Marino is surrounded by Italy in the Emilia-Romagna and Marche regions.
2. Rimini is the nearest Italian city, approximately 10 km from San Marino.
3. All of Italy's extraordinary attractions are accessible for Samarinese travelers.
4. Italy uses the Euro, as does San Marino, so no currency exchange is needed.
5. Italian high-speed trains (Trenitalia, Italo) connect Rimini to Rome, Milan, and Florence quickly.