The excavation site of the Roman spa known as Grotte di Catullo and villa has revealed more about the foundations. It provides an exciting perspective on the intent behind the construction. The view of Garda Lake from this vantage point is glorious. A sight worth seeing.

Fascinating and awe-inspiring. Hard to comprehend the scale of this Roman villa. It must have been huge. Lots of ruins to explore and a peaceful olive grove to wander through. Some interesting artefacts in the museum such as pieces of the painted frescoes that would have decorated the walls. A must see if you are in Sirmione.

Beautiful views on the end of Sirmione peninsula. Really impressed by the ruins of a magnificent villa . Well worth the walk to the end of the peninsula to see the remains of this incredible archeological site

We heard that previous visitors found the roman ruins boring and small and not worth the time to visit. Our experience was quite different. We really enjoyed visiting and learned much. I think you have to already appreciate history by visiting places like ruined castles in the UK or in national museum archaeological collections to appreciate what can be seen at Catullo. If you find dead ruins as boring piles of rocks then this is not for you. If you are fascinated by history and learn from sites of past times then this place is a wonder. Do not miss the museum as it helps very much with the context of the area. The views of Garda Lake from the site are wonderful and it also gives you a nice appreciation if you later take a lake boat tour and view from the water.

The ruins are quite well preserved. The villa is huge. It’s impressive to think how it looked like back in the days. We’ve visited the site in the early morning to avoid the heat of the midday since there is not much shadow around the villa.

I visited this site with my girlfriend in mid-August and we were both hugely impressed with the size of the ruins. This roughly 2000-year-old Roman villa offers incredible views of Lake Garda and we easily spent over an hour and a half exploring at a slightly faster pace than we wished as we didn't realise this is such a big site. The small museum is nothing to write home about but the scale of the ruins and beauty of the natural surroundings easily makes up for this. You should set aside at least half an hour for the walk from Sirmione castle and I recommend you take the coastal walk on the way to the villa, then the walk inland on the way back so you can fill your water bottle from one of the water fountains on the peninsula. Some of the scenes in the film Call Me By Your Name were filmed in the ruins of the villa, so if you're a fan, take some time to figure out which parts of the ruins were used. All in all, we had we an excellent time visiting this site and I'd recommend it to anyone who travels to Lake Garda.