Sirmione

the land of the sun, from Dante to Maria Callas

Sirmione worships the sun all day long: the Lido delle Blonde sees the sunrise, Jamaica Beach feels the intensity of the midday light, and Bremen Beach sees the sun set just behind the hills. Time seems to have stood still since Dante visited: within the walls of Scaliger castle, in the solemnity of the church of Santa Maria Maggiore or San Pietro in Mavino, among the remains of Catullus' caves, so beloved of ‘La Divina’, the soprano Maria Callas. And after a day of sun and culture, all that remains is to be pampered by the warm thermal waters that have made this resort world famous.