Europe
Saint-Marin
San Marino
no articleGoing there, being there
à Saint-Marin
Coming from
de Saint-Marin
Why
Saint-Marin takes no article at all, so the preposition stays à, with nothing between it and the name: à Saint-Marin.
Example
On monte à pied jusqu'à la vieille ville à Saint-Marin.
You walk up to the old town in San Marino.
Worth knowing
Saints' names take no article: à Saint-Marin, de Saint-Marin, like à Sainte-Lucie.
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