Literature
Catullus
Addresses you can still visit
Every place in this city with a documented tie to this person.
Commemorated here
Hotel Catullo
Passages from his poems and images of the poet are incorporated into the hotel's decorative scheme.
Commemorated here
Monument to Gaius Valerius Catullus
The bronze bust commemorates the Roman poet whose verses attest to his family's home at Sirmione.
Commemorated here
Piazza Carducci
A bust of the Roman poet commissioned by Sirmione in 1935 stands opposite the landing pier.
Traces in other cities
- Verona
- Scaliger Tombs — Catullus is traditionally believed to be buried at the Scaliger Tombs.
Follow the story on foot
These addresses are scattered across the city. Our routes and quests put them in an order that works.