Camping in San Marino, the Centro Vacanze at Cailungo

Most people searching for camping in San Marino are travelling by motorhome or with a tent, and have one practical worry, where to sleep without wrestling a hilltop old town. The answer I could find with its own website and published prices is a single site, Centro Vacanze San Marino, near Cailungo. Here’s what it offers, what it costs and how you get from there to the centre.

Where it is and how to get there

The campsite is at Strada di San Michele 50, in Cailungo, the part of Borgo Maggiore that’s also home to the state hospital. It sits on the seaward slope, well away from the old town, and the campsite makes much of its views over the Rimini coast and of being about 20 minutes’ drive from the beach.

For cars, motorhomes and caravans, the campsite gives one tip I’d take seriously. Leave the A14 at Rimini Sud, not Rimini Nord, because the northern route is shorter but very awkward, then take the dual carriageway towards San Marino. About 3 km after entering the republic, come off and follow signs for Ospedale and Camping for 1 km. If you’re coming from further afield, flights and the rest are in getting to San Marino.

What Centro Vacanze has

It’s a two-part complex. On one side there’s a 3-star hotel, the Garden Village, with rooms and small flats. On the other, the 4-star glamping and camping village, with pitches for tents, caravans and motorhomes, mobile homes, chalets, safari tents and, new for 2026, an adults-only treehouse with a hot tub on the terrace. It’s open all year.

Pitches come in standard and large sizes, terraced and shaded, all with 220 V hook-up at 5 amps, upgradable to 10. There are hot showers round the clock, Wi-Fi in communal areas, a laundry at €3.50 and a service point for motorhomes. Free extras include the pool, open from early June to mid-September, a playground, five-a-side football, tennis, volleyball and basketball and, in summer, a kids’ club and a small farm with animals. That makes it feel more like a family base than an overnight stop, which fits with San Marino with kids.

What does a night cost?

The 2026 price list has three seasons. In low season, 6 January to 4 June and 14 September to 30 December, adults pay €9 and a standard pitch €10. Mid season is €12 and €13. High season, 10 July to 23 August, is €13 and €18. Children aged 3 to 9 pay €6 to €10 and under-threes nothing. There’s a minimum of €22 per person per day, plus a 3% service charge and tourist tax on top.

Run those numbers and two adults on a standard pitch pay €28 a night in low season and €44 in August, before taxes. Mobile homes and tents have their own price lists and come without bed linen, which you can hire on site. I think that’s fair for what you get, and if you can choose, I’d aim for mid-September onwards, when the pool has shut but the rate is at its lowest.

For people who come to get out, not just to sleep

The campsite also sells itself as a base for cyclists, climbers and walkers, pointing to bike routes, bolted crags and trails across Mount Titano. It hires out mountain bikes and e-bikes and has bike storage and a workshop. For me that’s its strongest case against an old-town hotel, because you can set off by bike or on foot without driving up the hill.

From the campsite to the old town

The campsite says the regular bus to the old town stops right outside on weekdays. On Sundays and public holidays it’s SMUVI, the AASS on-demand bus, booked through its app. Public transport changed in March 2026, so I’d check the day’s times in getting around San Marino before leaving the van.

If you’d rather drive the motorhome up to the old town, do it by day. A private site publishes motorhome rates for the town car parks, with P10 as the one that takes them, and I found no official rule allowing overnight stays there. It’s all in parking in San Marino. And if in the end you’d prefer a proper bed near the walls, compare where to stay in San Marino.