A Day in Sirmione: Art, Archaeology and Lakeside Beauty

Meet with a licensed private tour guide in Sirmione. Thanks to its enviable location at the end of a peninsula that stretches into the lake and the striking views of its historic center, Sirmione is one of the most popular tourist destinations on Lake Garda, chosen and loved by artists and poets of all ages for its beauty and charming atmosphere. Mini-cruise by private taxi-boat in order to enjoy a tour of the peninsula overlooked by the villa of Maria Callas and the archaeological site of the Grotte di Catullo. Stop at the Boiola Spring to admire the spectacle of a spring bubbling up from the bottom of the lake and, then, you will reach the Medieval Castle passing under the village entrance bridge. Short guided walking tour of the charming historic center, protected at its entrance by the elegant forms of the Rocca Scaligera, an imposing defensive fortress. Visit to the castle, built by the Scaligeri of Verona and one of the best preserved in the area. Time at leisure for free lunch and shopping. In the afternoon, guided tour of Sirmione's main attraction: the Grottoes of Catullus, the most significant archaeological site from the Roman era in northern Italy.