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Sirmione
A town on a narrow peninsula, entered across the drawbridge of a moated castle, with Roman ruins at its tip.
- Open
- Always; the castle and grottoes close on Mondays
- Price
- Free; paid for the castle and the grottoes
- Time Needed
- Half a day
- Address
- Piazza Castello, 25019 SirmioneDirections
- Getting There
- A bus from Desenzano station, about 20 minutes, or a ferry.
Why Go
The Scaliger Castle of the 13th century guards the entrance to the old town, with a fortified harbor inside its walls. At the end of the peninsula, the Grottoes of Catullus are the ruins of a vast Roman villa among olive trees.
Thermal springs rise from the lakebed off the point, feeding the town's spas.
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