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How to reach usThanks to its favorable position, Sirmione is easily reached by several modes of transportation. In this section you will find information on how to arrive, timetables, and routes. N.B.: Guests of Hotel Olivi receive exclusive vehicle access in Sirmione's historical center. By car Sirmione and its historical center can be easily reached by car using Highway (Austostrada) A4 Serenissima, exit Sirmione. In case of traffic, exits Desenzano and Peschiera can be helpful. Once exited from the highway, Sirmione's center can be reached within 15 minutes, traffic permitting. By train The closest train stations to Sirmione are those of Peschiera and Desenzano (Milano-Venezia line). Both are about 20 minutes away from Sirmione (we recommend checking out the bus timetable). By plane There are two airports situated about 40 minutes from Sirmione's historical center: Verona's Valerio Catullo Villafranca airport and Brescia's Gabriele d'Annunzio Monthichiari airport. Moreover, there is Bergamo's Orio al Serio airport (1 hour and 15 minutes away) and also Milan's Linate and Malpensa airports, plus Venice's Marco Polo airport (these three are about 2 hours away). Point of interestThanks to its geographical position, the peninsula of Sirmione has been a privileged location to live since ancient times. There are numerous signs still today of its long and uninterrupted history; something that is rarely seen in other historical towns. Beginning the 1st century B.C., the tip of the peninsula became the place to live by rich Veronese families, one of these being the Valeri family. From this family came the poet Catullo (87-59 B.C.) which, through his poems, sang the beauty of Sirmione and the homes that he owned there. At the end of the 1st century B.C. began the 1st century A.D., rising along with it two of the greatest Roman villas built: one known as "Catullo's Cave" and another one that has recently resurfaced between piazetta Mosaici, via Vittorio Emanuele, and via Antiche Mura. |
