Sirmione 2026: A data-driven operational plan for safety and tourist flow management

A new method, based on data, planning, and dialogue with the local community, to manage tourism responsibly and sustainably.

The Sirmione Municipal Administration has approved and officially presented the “Sirmione 2026” Operational Plan, a strategic document for managing tourist flows in the historic center, designed to ensure safety, livability, and quality of hospitality during peak periods.

The Plan represents the first concrete step towards the “Sirmione 2030” governance model, a process initiated by the Administration to sustainably plan the city’s future tourism, focusing on data, planning, and dialogue with the local community.

Thanks to the data provided by the system, it was possible to precisely map the hourly distribution of visitors, identifying the periods of greatest pressure. Based on this, targeted measures were defined to ensure order and safety, with particular attention to emergency vehicle access.

The main measures of the 2026 Plan:

• 31 days of pedestrianization during the hours of 2:00 PM–7:00 PM, on high-season weekends and holidays, with safety corridors always accessible;
• Free Grifo Parking until 9:00 PM and an expanded electric golf cart service for hotel guests;
• Reservations required for tour buses at the Monte Baldo parking lot;
• Enhanced health care: two ambulances operational for 72 days (three more than in 2025);
• Street Tutor for 105 days (38 in 2025) and coastal monitoring by the Civil Protection Department;
• Increase in the Local Police force with four seasonal officers and operational agreements with the Municipality of Desenzano;
• Increase in the number of parking spaces reserved for residents of the historic center, from 40 in 2023 to 87 in 2026;
• Collaboration with Navigarda for additional routes during peak periods and dedicated routes for access to motorboats.

Mayor Luisa Lavelli emphasizes: “Our goal is not to limit tourism, but to manage it responsibly to protect the safety and livability of residents, workers, and guests. This requires data, planning, and collaboration with the local community. From this perspective, the 2026 Plan marks a step change in traffic management and represents the first step in the process initiated with “Sirmione 2030.”

“With the 2026 Plan, we want to improve the quality of hospitality, allowing visitors to experience Sirmione in a peaceful and pleasant way,” adds Tourism Councilor Riccardo Genovesi. “The goal is to offer an authentic and stress-free experience, in a safe and well-maintained environment, where protection of the territory is combined with decorum and attention to guests.”

“The collaboration between the Local Police, Civil Protection, Street Tutor, and the CME Association is strategic for ensuring safety and public order in the historic center. “The presence of the two ambulances allows for timely interventions during peak traffic periods, ensuring a safe and orderly environment for residents and visitors,” emphasizes Councilor for Security Massimo Padovan.

“The 2026 Plan addresses safety and traffic flow management during peak traffic periods,” observes consultant Antonio Pezzano. “It doesn’t solve all the challenges related to tourism, but it initiates a different approach: starting from data, introducing planning methods, and progressively improving measures together with the local community.”

The Commander of the Local Police, Mauro Fezzardi, concludes: “The safety of people, the protection of health, and the protection of the environment are fundamental principles of the Highway Code. The measures in the 2026 Plan move in this direction: organizing traffic and flows in an orderly manner, enforcing existing regulations and adopting appropriate tools to ensure safety for residents, workers, and visitors.”

The 2026 Plan therefore represents the beginning of a more structured process, based on data, planning, and dialogue with the local community, in which the Steering Committee will continue to evaluate the measures adopted and identify solutions to improve the organization of the local tourism system.

Sirmione 2026 Safety and Management: The Press Kit (in Italian only)