Can You Drink Tap Water in San Marino?

Tap water in San Marino is completely safe to drink. The Most Serene Republic of San Marino — the world's oldest republic and one of its smallest countries, completely surrounded by Italy on the slopes of Monte Titano — has a modern and reliable water infrastructure that provides safe, clean drinking water throughout the republic.

San Marino's water supply is drawn from springs on and around Monte Titano and from the broader Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, processed and distributed by the San Marino water utility (AASS — Azienda Autonoma di Stato per i Servizi). Water quality meets standards equivalent to EU drinking water directives. Although San Marino is not an EU member, it maintains close alignment with Italian and EU norms across public services, and its water quality is effectively the same as the Italian regions that surround it.

In the City of San Marino — the capital and most visited destination, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with its dramatic medieval towers perched on the summit of Monte Titano — tap water is safe to drink directly from the tap in all hotels, restaurants, and public facilities. San Marino attracts over three million visitors per year, primarily day-trippers from the Italian Riviera and tourists visiting from Rimini and the surrounding Adriatic coast. All visitors can drink tap water with complete confidence throughout the republic.