#Castello scaligero Italy

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Castello Scaligero di Sirmione - ITALIA

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Idk if anyone cares, but it was a way to keep ships, and consequently trade, safe! Sirmione is on the Lago di Garda (Garda Lake) and was important in the late medieval - Renaissance period as a port. Lago di Garda was along the border of the republics/ duchies of Verona, Venice, Trento, and Milan (today it’s on the border of the regions of Lombardy and Veneto), so it made sense that Verona wanted to defend it. There’s actually a fair amount of surviving castles in the area that were built for defense around the same time.

The castle does have an entire building; OP’s pic only shows the lake defenses (which are at the back of the castle). It’s actually a really cool example of architectural history! Ships could come to the port to trade and not have to be concerned with being attacked in the secure harbor.

It’s an absolutely gorgeous place to visit. The water is so clear and blue.

See? Castle with a protected port and outside wall as fortifications. Plus drawbridge!

Also Sirmione is at the end of a peninsula jutting out into the lake, so it provided additional defense for the coastline. You still can only get there by walking across the bridges or taking a ferry.

Photo credits:

Fist pic is mine, second is Italy - Sirmione - Scaligero Castle.jpg Photo/Map: Arne Müseler / arne-mueseler.com / CC-BY-SA-3.0 (linked to: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/de/deed.de)

Scaliger Castle, Sirmione, Italy

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Verona & Villafranca di Verona, July 2024

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Sirmione, a pearl in the splendid setting of Lake Garda.

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Rammstein, Castello Scaligero, Villafranca di Verona, Italy, 01-07-2010 © Zimon

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Castello Scaligero, Villafranca di Verona, Italy | 01.07.2010 | 📷 by Zimon

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Castello Scaligero di Sirmione, Scaligero Castle, Lago di Garda, Italy

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Castello Scaligero di Malcesine, Italy

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Castello scaligero di Sirmione Italy.

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🇮🇹 BORGHETTO SUL MINCIO

It is a fraction of the municipality of Valeggio sul Mincio, in the province of Verona.

It is included among the most beautiful villages in Italy.

The majestic defense fortification of the Scaligero Castle, complete with crenellated curtains, is simply the "Serraglio" for the inhabitants.

It has a 650 meter long Visconti Bridge, but the locals nickname it "Long Bridge".

This is what makes a Medieval Village one of the most beautiful villages in Italy.

Built on the banks of the Mincio river, in a valley surrounded by morainic hills, with its ancient water mills Borghetto knows how to surprise!

🇮🇹 BORGHETTO SUL MINCIO

È una frazione del comune di Valeggio sul Mincio, in provincia di Verona. È incluso tra i borghi più belli d'Italia. La maestosa fortificazione di difesa del Castello Scaligero, con tanto di cortine merlate, per gli abitanti è semplicemente il “Serraglio”. Ha un Ponte Visconteo di ben 650 metri di lunghezza, ma gli autoctoni lo soprannominano “Ponte Lungo”. Questo è ciò che fa di un Borgo Medievale uno dei Borghi più Belli d’Italia. Edificato sulle rive del fiume Mincio, in una valle cinta da colline moreniche, con i suoi antichi mulini ad acqua Borghetto sa sorprendere!

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Castello Scaligeri di Sirmione, Lago di Garda, ITALIA

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Another painting I've made with watercolors :). I fell in love with Sirmione, on Garda lake, during summer 2022.