Grottoes of Catullus

Grottoes of Catullus

Grotte di Catullo
Residential area of the villa
Shown within Italy
Location	Sirmione, Province of Brescia, Lombardy, Italy
Coordinates	45°30′6″N 10°36′22″E / 45.50167°N 10.60611°E / 45.50167; 10.60611
Type	Dwelling
History
Periods	Roman Imperial
Cultures	Roman
Site notes
Condition	Ruined
Ownership	Public
Public access	Yes
Website	Grotte di Catullo

Grottoes of Catullus is the name given to the ruins of a Roman villa built between the end of the 1st century BC and the beginning of the 1st century AD at the northernmost end of the Sirmione peninsula on the southern shore of Lake Garda.

The archaeological complex, which always remained uncovered over time, has been the subject of academic research since the 15th century. Today, it is the most valuable testament of the Roman period in Sirmione's territory and an exceptional find of a Roman villa in northern Italy. The site, which includes the archaeological museum of Sirmione, was the twenty-seventh most visited Italian site in 2013, with 215,961 visitors and a total gross income of €504,700.^[1]