Sirmione - Day 4, Part 2

After the Grottoes we went back to what was the packed city center from earlier to see the Sirmione castle...thankfully at that point it wasn't as overrun as earlier in the day. The castle was great, but what we thought was the coolest part was the walled port that held the boats used to control the lake in the 1500's. We walked along the ramparts and climbed the many stairs leading to the top of the tower...the view of Sirmione from above was beautiful, especially with the sun reflecting on the lake. After that we headed back to the car and were able to take the scenic route along the coast back home! After getting back to the campsite we immediately left again to walk to the restaurant a few minutes away. We got a lovely little lakeside table and both ordered our favorite spaghetti aglio e olio which was excellent! (and I forgot to take a picture...whoops, lol)Read more