Discover Borgo Maggiore 2026

The modern cabin cable car covers the steep climb to Monte Titano in just a few minutes and offers a spectacular panoramic view over the plains of Emilia-Romagna all the way to the Adriatic coast, a much more comfortable alternative to driving the hairpin roads.

Since the Middle Ages, traders from the entire region have gathered every Thursday on the central Piazza Grande to sell regional produce, textiles and handicrafts, a tradition that earned Borgo Maggiore the nickname market town of the republic.

As the second-largest settlement in the microstate, Borgo Maggiore preserves a calm, unhurried atmosphere despite its proximity to the capital, with narrow lanes and small piazzas away from the tourist bustle of the fortress city up on the mountain.

From several viewpoints on the edge of town, a wide view opens up onto the capital's three towers high above on Monte Titano, a scene that ranks among the country's most photographed.

From Rimini, Borgo Maggiore is reachable by the Bondeno bus in about 45 minutes, while the ride from the capital City of San Marino by cable car takes only a few minutes.

The modern cabin cable car covers the steep climb to Monte Titano in just a few minutes and offers a spectacular panoramic view over the plains of Emilia-Romagna all the way to the Adriatic coast, a much more comfortable alternative to driving the hairpin roads.

Since the Middle Ages, traders from the entire region have gathered every Thursday on the central Piazza Grande to sell regional produce, textiles and handicrafts, a tradition that earned Borgo Maggiore the nickname market town of the republic.

As the second-largest settlement in the microstate, Borgo Maggiore preserves a calm, unhurried atmosphere despite its proximity to the capital, with narrow lanes and small piazzas away from the tourist bustle of the fortress city up on the mountain.