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Scaligero Castle today

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Scaligero Castle

Scaligero Castle of Sirmione is a 14th-century lakeside fortress on the southern tip of Lake Garda that serves as the water-gated access to the historic centre of Sirmione. The castle retains its complete circuit of crenellated curtain walls, corner towers and an enclosed fortified harbour and is one of Italy's best-preserved medieval castles.

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Its prime

1380

Today

Restored

As it stood in 1380

The shape it held in its prime.

A compact stone fortress set on a narrow promontory into Lake Garda, with pale limestone or travertine curtain walls forming an enclosed rectangular harbour. The walls are continuous and crenellated, punctuated by square and rectangular towers including one taller central keep; roofs in the town behind are low and red-tiled. A fortified gatehouse connected to the town by a short stone bridge marks the only land approach, while clear turquoise water fills the internal dock basin beside the inner quay.

Step inside

8 places to explore in 1380.

The record describes 8 distinct spots at Scaligero Castle — including the full exterior approach. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.

Approach: stone bridge and gatehouseBase of the main tower and inner courtyardEnclosed fortified harbour (internal docks)Battlement walkway on inner curtain wallOuter corner bastion overlooking the lakeHarbour quay outside the castle wallsView from the top of the main towerStreet approach in the town near the castle

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