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| Sirmione is the town located on Sirmio peninsula extending into Lake Garda from the south. |
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| The Scaligero Castle, originally built in the 13th century, protected the Scaligeri Garda fleet. |
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| Stonework from a 9th century Lombard church once located on the peninsula |
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| Sirmione is also home to the ruins of a 1st century BC/AD Roman villa, with some frescoes still intact. |
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| Underwater archeology in 1859 |
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| The villa is known as the Grottoes of Catullus because his family owned a villa nearby, and he wrote about the beauty of the place. |
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| Sirmione was largely ignored until surveyed in 1801 by Napoleon's Chief of Artillery. |
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| Nice comb! |
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| Sirmione is a great spot for a day trip. |
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