The Embassy of Italy in San Marino is Italy’s diplomatic mission to the Republic of San Marino and one of only three missions that the Sammarinese government lists with an address in San Marino.
Contact Details
| Address | Viale Antonio Onofri, 117, 47890 San Marino |
| Telephone | +378 0549 991271 +378 0549 991146 |
| Fax | +378 0549 992229 |
| ambasciata.sanmarino@esteri.it | |
| Website | ambsanmarino.esteri.it |
| Head of Mission | Fabrizio Colaceci, Ambassador |
Opening Hours
According to the embassy’s website (checked October 2026), the public is received by appointment only. Closed on public holidays.
Location of the Embassy
Before your visit
- Appointment: the public is received by appointment only, according to the embassy’s website (checked October 2026).
About the Embassy of Italy in San Marino
The ambassador is Fabrizio Colaceci, in office since 23 April 2024, according to the San Marino foreign ministry’s list of bilateral relations. The list also names Oreste Rosati as diplomatic attaché. The list gives Italy’s national day as 2 June. The embassy is in the City of San Marino, less than 1 km in a straight line from the Palazzo Pubblico. The nearest airport is Federico Fellini Airport in Rimini (about 16 km); Bologna Airport is about 114 km away.
From the embassy’s website
According to its website, the embassy receives the public only by appointment and only through the side entrance on Piazzetta Bramante Lazzari; companions are admitted only for minors or people who need assistance. The consular office answers the phone Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 12:00 (+378 0549 991146 or 991271, consolare.sanmarino@esteri.it). For real emergencies – not administrative matters – it gives the mobile number +39 335 816 1017.
Italian passports are normally issued only to Italian citizens who live in San Marino and are registered with AIRE, the register of Italians resident abroad. Applicants must book through the Prenot@Mi portal and e-mail the completed forms to the consular office; the embassy does not accept passport applications without an appointment (passport page).
The embassy also handles Schengen and national visa applications from foreign nationals; appointments are requested by e-mail to consolare.sanmarino@esteri.it (visa page). Consular fees can currently be paid only in cash.
Its holiday calendar combines Italian and Sammarinese dates: besides 3 September (feast of Saint Marinus) it also closes on 25 April and 2 June, two Italian holidays. Since 26 February 2007 the embassy has occupied the building on Viale Antonio Onofri designed by the engineer Gino Zani in 1933, close to the historic centre and about 700 metres above sea level (the seat).
Italy was first represented in San Marino by a consul (from 1874). A legation followed in 1970 and the post was raised to an embassy in 1979, with Vittorino Rotondaro as the first ambassador; the main bilateral treaty is still the Convention of Friendship and Good Neighbourliness of 31 March 1939 (Italy and San Marino).
Source: ambsanmarino.esteri.it/it/chi-siamo/gli-uffici (checked October 2026).
Do I need an appointment?
Yes. According to the embassy’s website (checked October 2026), the public is received only by appointment; passport appointments are booked through the Prenot@Mi portal and visa appointments by e-mail.
Documents checklist
Prepare these documents before your appointment. The lists are taken from official Italian sources:
Italian passport (application abroad)
- Registration in AIRE (registry of Italians resident abroad), with your current address, at the consulate for your area
- Book an appointment in the Prenot@mi system (adults and minors aged 12 or over) and apply in person – fingerprints are taken
- A recent colour photo, 35 × 40 mm, front-facing on a light background, taken within the last six months
- Your expired or expiring passport as proof of identity
- Passports are not renewed – a new passport is issued (valid 10 years for adults)
- Fee: about €116 (e.g. €116.20 at the Consulate General in Paris since 1 December 2025), often payable in local currency
Sources: Italian Consulate General in Paris – passports (esteri.it), Italian Embassy in Tunis – passports and documents (esteri.it) (checked October 2026). Requirements and fees can change and individual posts may ask for more – confirm the current list with the embassy’s consular office (consolare.sanmarino@esteri.it) – passport applications are accepted only with a Prenot@Mi appointment and with the forms e-mailed in advance, according to the embassy’s website.
Other consulates and embassies in San Marino
12 other countries are represented in San Marino: Austria (honorary), Colombia (honorary), Finland (honorary), France (honorary), Holy See (apostolic nunciature), Japan (honorary), Lithuania (honorary), Mexico (honorary), Monaco (honorary), Poland (honorary), Portugal (honorary), Sovereign Order of Malta (embassy).
Closing days
San Marino’s Law No. 152 of 1990 lists these public holidays: New Year’s Day, Epiphany (6 January), Saint Agatha (5 February), the Anniversary of the Arengo (25 March), Easter Monday, the investiture of the Captains Regent (1 April and 1 October), Labour Day (1 May), Corpus Christi, the Fall of Fascism (28 July), the Assumption (15 August), the feast of Saint Marinus and foundation of the Republic (3 September), All Saints’ Day, the Commemoration of the Dead (2 November), the Immaculate Conception (8 December), Christmas Day and Saint Stephen’s Day (26 December). Holidays that fall on a Sunday are not moved to another day.
Emergency assistance
For emergencies involving Italian citizens (not administrative matters), the embassy gives the mobile number +39 335 816 1017. In San Marino, dial 112 or 113 for the police, 115 for the fire service and 118 for an ambulance (UK Foreign Office travel advice). Sammarinese citizens who need help in Italy can contact the Embassy of San Marino in Rome, the Consulate General of San Marino in Rome or one of San Marino’s honorary consulates in Italian cities, listed on San Marino’s lists of its embassies and consulates abroad.
Diplomatic missions of Italy in San Marino
Italy in San Marino
- San Marino – Embassy of Italy (this page)
San Marino in Italy
- Embassy of San Marino in Rome
- Consulate General of San Marino in Rome
- Honorary Consulate of San Marino in Bari
- Honorary Consulate of San Marino in Bologna
- Honorary Consulate of San Marino in Florence
- Honorary Consulate of San Marino in Genoa
- Honorary Consulate of San Marino in Grosseto
- Honorary Consulate of San Marino in Milan
- Honorary Consulate of San Marino in Naples
- Honorary Consulate of San Marino in Ravenna
- Honorary Consulate of San Marino in Rimini
- Honorary Consulate of San Marino in Turin
- Honorary Consulate of San Marino in Venice
Frequently asked questions about the Embassy of Italy in San Marino
Which embassies have their seat in San Marino?
According to the Sammarinese government’s list, Italy and the Sovereign Order of Malta have embassies with addresses in San Marino, and the Apostolic Nunciature is listed with an address in the City of San Marino; the other countries accredit embassies based abroad, mostly in Rome.
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Details checked on 19 October 2026. Sources: official website of the embassy (checked October 2026), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of San Marino – bilateral relations: Italy (accessed 19 October 2026), Law No. 152 of 18 December 1990 on the calendar of public holidays (Consiglio Grande e Generale), UK Foreign Office travel advice for San Marino – emergency numbers, San Marino’s lists of its embassies and consulates abroad.
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