San Marino is a mountainous microstate surrounded by north-central Italy. Among the world’s oldest republics, it retains much of its historic architecture. The country is around 61 square kilometers small and several websites state it’s the 5th smalles country in the world. The capital is also called San Marino and is located on the Monte Titano. The hunger for new countries and the satisfaction of adding another pin in the meters big world map in our house made us come here.
Marie-Claire had the great idea to bike around the country and I was immediate convinced. During Covid-19 some people bikes around Flanders or Belgium, but that is too far. However, riding around San Marino is quite manageable. San Marino isn’t too big, but it is really a biking paradise. You can go up and down the Monte Titano from all angles and the average grade of the climb is mostly around 6 to 7%, which is still comfortable for me.
The signs with warnings about the steepness are certainly very accurate. Where we can’t believe the signs were correct during our Strade Bianche, we are sure these were. We came across a decent of 20% and it for sure was 20% as Tom reached a speed of above 80 km/h.
Strava gpx track: 62.6 km with 1400 altitude meters
Wauw, wat een mooie reis! Ik krijg nu nog meer zin om weer te reizen. En natuurlijk weer jullie sportieve prestaties, chapeau!
Hey Gieta,
Bedankt voor je bericht. Het was inderdaad een prachtige ervaring. Eenvoudig en met veel natuur.
Ik denk dat we nog een paar maandjes geduld zullen moeten hebben….
Hou je goed.
Groetjes
Sporty Travellers