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Sirmione

Castle

Sirmione

  • Milan
  • 2–3 hours
  • 1 experience to book

A slender peninsula on Lake Garda guarded by the Scaliger Castle, with a rare 14th-century fortified harbour.

Things to do at Sirmione

Guided tours

About Sirmione

Sirmione stretches into the southern end of Lake Garda on a slender peninsula, entered beside the moat and walls of the Scaliger Castle. Built by Verona's della Scala family, the castle has walkways around its courtyard, a keep 37 metres high and the only surviving example of a 14th-century fortified harbour.

Beyond the castle, lanes lead past cafés and gelato shops to the tip of the peninsula, where the Grotte di Catullo preserve the ruins of a large Roman villa above the water.

Know before you go

  • The old town is a limited-traffic zone; vehicles drop off outside the walls.
  • Climbing the keep and wall walkways means steep, narrow steps.
  • The castle is closed on Mondays.
  • Under-18s enter the castle free.