Museo Grotte di Catullo

Museo Grotte di Catullo is a museum in Sirmione, Province of Brescia, Lombardy which is located on Piazzale Orti Manara. Museo Grotte di Catullo is situated nearby to the archaeological site Area archeologica delle Grotte di Catullo, as well as near the ruins Grottoes of Catullus.

Email: pm-lom.grottedicatullo@beniculturali.it
Type: Museum
Address: Piazzale Orti Manara 4, Sirmione, 25019
Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Grottoes of Catullus and San Pietro in Mavino church.

Grottoes of Catullus

Ruins

Photo: Nadietta90, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Grottoes of Catullus is the name given to the ruins of a Roman villa built between the end of the 1st century BC and the beginning of the 1st century AD at the northernmost end of the Sirmione peninsula on the southern shore of Lake Garda. Grottoes of Catullus is situated 140 metres northeast of Museo Grotte di Catullo.

San Pietro in Mavino church

Church

Photo: Luigi Chiesa, CC BY 3.0.

San Pietro in Mavino church is situated 240 metres south of Museo Grotte di Catullo.

Scaliger Castle

Castle

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The Scaligero Castle or Scaligero Castle of Sirmione is a fortress from the Scaliger era, an access point to the historical centre of Sirmione, on Lake Garda. Scaliger Castle is situated 1 km south of Museo Grotte di Catullo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rivoltella del Garda and Moniga del Garda.

Rivoltella del Garda

Hamlet

Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rivoltella del Garda is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km southwest of Museo Grotte di Catullo.

Moniga del Garda

Village

Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Moniga del Garda is a town and comune in the province of Brescia, in the Italian region Lombardy. The municipality, located on the southwest side of Lake Garda, is bounded by other communes of Padenghe sul Garda, Manerba del Garda and Soiano del Lago. Moniga del Garda is situated 6 km northwest of Museo Grotte di Catullo.