Known for
The whole promontory is one road: the Scaliger castle at the entrance, Santa Maria Maggiore beside it, and the Grotte di Catullo at the tip.
Castle and the promontory
Sirmione
Castello Scaligero
Via Vittorio Emanuele II, Piazza Castello, Via Catullo
The whole promontory: the Scaligero Castle at the entrance, Santa Maria Maggiore beside it, and the Grottoes of Catullus at the tip. One road to the end.
Why go
Morning out to the grottoes, before the promontory fills. The castle is easy on the way back.
Where to stay
Sleep on the promontory if you want the castle at the door. The grottoes are the walk to the tip. South of the peninsula the suitcase stays behind.
Local guide
Fedor Samorodov · guide
The castle stands at the entrance, and the whole road onto the promontory passes it; Santa Maria Maggiore is in the first lanes behind the walls. The Grotte di Catullo are at the far end of the long cape, not in the castle courtyard: you walk out to the tip.
Where to have it
- Caffè Grande Italia — Старое кафе на площади Кардуччи: в городе его до сих пор зовут Bar Italia и садятся сюда за кофе, как в общую гостиную.