Aug 24 - Bardolino (Day trip to Sirmione)

 Aug 24 - Bardolino (Day trip to Sirmione)

It was our last day in the Italian lakes and so we decided to visit Sirmione a medieval town at the most southern point of Lake Garda.  Similar in many ways to the other towns we’ve seen around the lake, with it’s small piazzas and tiny cobbled lanes and alleyways, but with the big addition of a castle.  This Scaligero Castle, built in the 1300’s, is a fine example of a lakeside fortification and its internal docks are apparently the only surviving example of a 14th Century fortified port.


The town itself was pretty nice however the narrow laneways were far too crowded and for some reason the local council have allowed cars inside the city walls causing additional havoc.  With the heat and traffic it wasn’t too long before we’d had enough and so we got the ferry back to Bardolino.  Once back ‘home’ we spent a leisurely afternoon lazing around by the pool, not something we’ve done so far on this trip. 



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