Sirmione
People who shaped the city
Residents, visitors and the occasional passing genius — each with the addresses where their story is still standing.
Music
Ferdinando Bertoni
- San Pietro in Mavino church
Maria Callas
- Palazzo Callas Exhibitions
- Villa Callas (Villa Meneghini-Callas)
Arrigo Boito
- Hotel Sirmione Terme, formerly Promessi Sposi
Giovanni Battista Meneghini
- Villa Callas (Villa Meneghini-Callas)
Literature
Ezra Pound
- Hotel Eden
Catullus
- Hotel Catullo
- Monument to Gaius Valerius Catullus
- Piazza Carducci
Politics
Angela Merici
- Santa Maria Maggiore church
Kurt von Koseritz
- Villa Cortine Palace Hotel
Queen Ansa
- San Salvatore Church Ruins
other
Ettore Bastianini
- Palazzo Callas Exhibitions
Visual art
Angelo Righetti
- Julia Fallen Bell
Follow the story on foot
These addresses are scattered across the city. Our routes and quests put them in an order that works.