Tourist Guide Sirmione
Sirmione can be described as a commune located in ‘province of Brescia’, in Italy’s northern part, i.e. Lombardy.
Sirmione has been bounded by the other communes such as Peschiera del Garda and Desenzano del Garda which lie in provinces of Veneto and Verona respectively. This place houses a ‘historic center’ located on petite peninsula which goes on to separate Lake Garda’s lower part.
The very-first traces with regards to presence of humans in region of Sirmione can be dated back to sixth-fifth millennia BC. Settlements on ‘palafitte’ existed in third and second millennia BC.
Beginning from the first century BC, this region of Garda, inclusive of what’s now Sirmione; went on to become the most sought-after resort with respect to rich families who used to come from Verona. Later on, it became major Roman city within Italy’s north-eastern part.
In the year 1860, Sirmione became portion of ‘Kingdom of Italy’.
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