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Comune in Lombardy, Italy
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Sirmione is a comune in the province of Brescia, on the peninsula of the same name in Lake Garda. The Ancient Roman poet Catullus, whose family owned a villa here, wrote an affectionate poem in praise of Sirmione. The surviving ruins of a magnificent Roman villa are popularly associated with the name of Catullus, though there is no solid evidence that the villa is the same or on the same spot as the one Catullus refers to.
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Scaliger Castle
A 13th-century castle of Scaliger (della Scala) family.
Area archeologica delle Grotte di Catullo e Museo di Sirmione
Ruins of a Roman villa associated, though without solid proofs, with the poet Catullus.
The first documents mentioning the church date from the 8th century.
A 15th century church.
Tower of San Martino della Battaglia
A tower and museum dedicated to the memory of King Vittorio Emanuele II and other people who brought independence and unification to Italy.
The famous sulphur springs which are known to have special effects on catarrhal conditions, particularly those of the ear.
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