This Free Tour of Sirmione is kindly offered by the Authorites of Sirmione.The peninsula of Sirmione stretches out for 4 km in the heart of Lake Garda.Its favourable location and climate explain the presence of men in all ages of history, from the pile-dwelling settlements onwards.Artists and poets have visited and written songs about this town, bearing witness to the fascination exerted in all ages.The old town stands on a triangle of land a little over a mile long and about seven hundred metres wide, on which 3 hills rise less than three hundred metres above sea level: Cortine, San Pietro and the “Grotte di Catullo”.