Sirmione BS

Panoramic view of Lake Garda, with the extensive gardens of the “Villa Cortine” hotel on the left

Vicolo Bissee, with the outer walls of the Scaliger Castle dock on the left

The narrow street on Via Vittorio Emanuele II that runs alongside the north side of the Scaliger Fortress

The remains of capitals lying on the ground in the Roman villa at the Grotte di Catullo

Below are the foundations of Catullus’s Roman villa and a view looking north across Lake Garda

The remains of the three-pillar hall within the large archaeological complex of the Grotte di Catullo, covering an area of approximately two hectares

The arches of the substructures of Catullus’s ancient villa

Giamaica Beach, made up of smooth rock slabs, situated at the northern tip of the Sirmione peninsula, as seen from the Grotte di Catullo

The large pillar at the archaeological site of the Grotte di Catullo, an ancient Roman villa

The three-columned hall in the Catullo Caves Archaeological Park

The ruins of the Hall of the Giants in the Catullus Caves

The remains of the ancient Roman villa at the Grotte di Catullo, dating from the 1st century AD.

A long stroll through the cryptoporticus in the Catullus Caves, overlooking Lake Garda

The grate covering the underground cistern situated beneath the opus spicatum floor, flanked on either side by the large olive grove of the Grotte di Catullo

The historic olive grove at the Grotte di Catullo, comprising around 1,500 trees

The extensive archaeological site of the Catullus Caves and the olive grove

The large pool at the Catullus Caves, part of the spa complex

The long cryptoporticus of the Grotte di Catullo, situated on the western side of the ancient villa

A room in the archaeological museum at the Grotte di Catullo, which opened in 1999

Panoramic view of the western shore of Lake Garda

The Aquaria wellness centre building within the spa complex

The fountain at the entrance to the Sirmione spa park on Via Punta Staffalo

The café tables in Piazza Giosuè Carducci overlooking the lake

The Scaliger Castle, dating from the 13th century, with the drawbridge on the left and the 47-metre-high keep on the right

A kiosk selling Garda lemons and chillies in Largo Goethe, with the Scaliger Castle in the background

The small Gazzaro marina, situated at the end of the Armando Diaz lakeside promenade

The Scaliger castle, characterised by its imposing crenellated towers with swallowtail-shaped battlements

The fountain and memorial to those lost at sea, with its anchor on the Armando Diaz lakeside promenade

The port of Gazzaro adorned with flags from all over the world

Three ducks and a goose on Lake Garda

The steamship Giuseppe Zanardelli, a paddle steamer built by the Zurich-based firm ‘Escher Wyss’ in 1903

Armando Diaz Lakeside Promenade, overlooking the western shore of the peninsula on Lake Garda

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