Grottoes of Catullus
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.Photo: Agsftw, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include San Pietro in Mavino church and Scaliger Castle.
San Pietro in Mavino church
Church
Photo: Luigi Chiesa, CC BY 3.0.
San Pietro in Mavino church is situated 380 metres south of Grottoes of Catullus.
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 Grottoes of Catullus.
Santa Maria Maggiore church
Church
Photo: JoJan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Santa Maria Maggiore church is situated 1 km south of Grottoes of Catullus.
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 Grottoes of Catullus.
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 Grottoes of Catullus.
Desenzano del Garda
Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Desenzano del Garda is a town and comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, Italy, on the southwestern shore of Lake Garda. It borders the communes of Castiglione delle Stiviere, Lonato, Padenghe sul Garda, and Sirmione.
Grottoes of Catullus
- Type: Ruins
- Description: ruins of a Roman villa in Sirmione, Italy
- Categories: archaeological site and historic site
- Location: Sirmione, Province of Brescia, Lombardian Alps and Prealps, Lombardy, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
45.50133° or 45° 30′ 5″ northLongitude
10.60677° or 10° 36′ 24″ eastOpen location code
8FQGGJ24+GPOpenStreetMap ID
way 32151931OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q3777121
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Venetian—“Grottoes of Catullus” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Grotte van Catullus”
- Catalan: “Grutes de Catul”
- Chinese: “卡圖盧斯石窟”
- Dutch: “Grotte di Catullo”
- Dutch: “Grotten van Catullus”
- French: “grottes de Catulle”
- French: “Grottes de Catulle”
- German: “Grotten des Catull”
- Greek: “Σπήλαια του Κάτουλλου”
- Italian: “Grotte di Catullo”
- Portuguese: “Cavernas de Catulo”
- Ukrainian: “Гроти Катулла”
- Venetian: “Grote de Catuło”
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Highlights include Area archeologica delle Grotte di Catullo and Jamaica Beach.
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