{"id":119374,"date":"2026-01-30T09:57:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T08:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/?p=119374"},"modified":"2026-01-30T09:57:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T08:57:27","slug":"febbraio-al-museo-sul-lago-di-garda-gennaio-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/en\/febbraio-al-museo-sul-lago-di-garda-gennaio-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"February at the museum on Lake Garda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"editor-img alignnone wp-image-119368 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8x2-domenica-al-museo-gennaio-2026.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"826\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8x2-domenica-al-museo-gennaio-2026.jpg 826w, https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8x2-domenica-al-museo-gennaio-2026-568x142.jpg 568w, https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8x2-domenica-al-museo-gennaio-2026-374x94.jpg 374w, https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8x2-domenica-al-museo-gennaio-2026-794x199.jpg 794w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 826px) 100vw, 826px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <strong data-start=\"254\" data-end=\"293\">Direzione regionale Musei Lombardia <\/strong>(Lombardy Regional Museums Directorate) is offering a month of February packed with events dedicated to the discovery and promotion of three extraordinary archaeological sites in the lower Garda area: the <strong>Grottoes of Catullus<\/strong>, the <strong>Scaligero Castle<\/strong> in Sirmione, and the <strong>Roman Villa<\/strong> in Desenzano del Garda.<\/p>\n<p>Through guided tours and itineraries, the public will be able to learn more about the history, art, and landscape of places that testify to the millennia-old human presence on the lakeshore.<\/p>\n<p><em>The program:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sunday 1 February<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/museilombardia.cultura.gov.it\/musei\/grotte-di-catullo-e-museo-archeologico-di-sirmione\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Grotte di Catullo<\/strong><\/a>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/museilombardia.cultura.gov.it\/musei\/villa-romana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Villa Romana<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>#DOMENICALMUSEO<\/strong><br \/>\nAs every first Sunday of the month, entry to all state museums will be free.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sturday 7 February |\u00a0 11 and 12.30 am<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/museilombardia.cultura.gov.it\/musei\/castello-scaligero-di-sirmione\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Castello Scaligero<\/a><\/strong> e <a href=\"https:\/\/museilombardia.cultura.gov.it\/musei\/grotte-di-catullo-e-museo-archeologico-di-sirmione\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Grotte di Catullo<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>FROM THE SCALIGERO CASTLE TO THE CAVES OF CATULLUS<\/strong><br \/>\nA guided tour departing at 11:00 a.m. from the Scaligero Castle and continuing to the<br \/>\nGrotte di Catullo. Participation requires the purchase of a combined ticket (Scaliger Castle, Grotto di Catullo, and Roman Villa of Desenzano del Garda) for \u20ac18.<br \/>\n<strong>Reservation recommended<\/strong>: drm-lom.grottedicatullo@cultura.gov.it<\/li>\n<li><strong>Friday 13 and Sunday 21 February | 11 am<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/museilombardia.cultura.gov.it\/musei\/castello-scaligero-di-sirmione\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Castello Scaligero di Sirmione<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>GUIDED TOURS OF THE CASTLE<\/strong><br \/>\nThe usual guided tours led by staff from the Regional Directorate of National Museums of Lombardy<br \/>\nwill reveal all the secrets of this marvelous architecture,<br \/>\nincluding a visit to the dock. Participation includes admission to the Castle<br \/>\n<strong>Reservation recommended<\/strong>: drm-lom.didattica@cultura.gov.it<\/li>\n<li><strong>Saturday 14 February | 11 am<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/museilombardia.cultura.gov.it\/musei\/villa-romana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Villa Romana di Desenzano del Garda<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>SAN VALENTINO IN VILLA ROMANA<\/strong><br \/>\nA guided tour of the Roman Villa in Desenzano del Garda dedicated to all<br \/>\ncouples in love, on Valentine&#8217;s Day.<br \/>\nParticipation includes admission to the archaeological site<br \/>\n<strong>Reservation recommended<\/strong>: drm-lom.villadesenzano@cultura.gov.it<\/li>\n<li><strong>Saturday 28 February, 12.30 am<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/museilombardia.cultura.gov.it\/musei\/grotte-di-catullo-e-museo-archeologico-di-sirmione\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Grotte di Catullo<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>GUIDED TOURS OF GROTYTE DI CATULLO<\/strong><br \/>\nA visit to the Grottoes of Catullus and the Sirmione National Archaeological Museum, organized by site staff.<br \/>\nParticipation includes admission to the archaeological park.<br \/>\n<strong>Reservation recommended<\/strong>: drm-lom.grottedicatullo@cultura.gov.it<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Information<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Villa Romana e Antiquarium di Desenzano<\/strong>: 030 9143547 | drm-lom.villadesenzano@cultura.gov.it<br \/>\n<strong>Castello Scaligero di Sirmione<\/strong>:\u00a0030 916468 | drm-lom.didattica@cultura.gov.it<br \/>\n<strong>Grotte di Catullo e Museo Archeologico di Sirmione<\/strong>: 030 916157 | drm-lom.grottedicatullo@cultura.gov.it<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/a7g3a3.emailsp.com\/f\/rnl.aspx\/?fji=rpws2c&amp;dg=n2df7=powuz5.1.c=5\/91.&amp;e1&amp;x=pp&amp;swj.e-&amp;.e&amp;4d29k2&amp;4f=ow1uNCLM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Further information is available on the Lombardy Regional Museums Directorate website<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_119366\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-119366\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"editor-img wp-image-119366 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8x5-domenica-al-museo-gennaio-2026.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"826\" height=\"516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8x5-domenica-al-museo-gennaio-2026.jpg 826w, https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8x5-domenica-al-museo-gennaio-2026-568x355.jpg 568w, https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8x5-domenica-al-museo-gennaio-2026-374x234.jpg 374w, https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8x5-domenica-al-museo-gennaio-2026-794x496.jpg 794w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 826px) 100vw, 826px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-119366\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ph: Ilenio Celoria, Premio Sirmione per la Fotografia, 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Direzione regionale Musei Lombardia (Lombardy Regional Museums Directorate) is offering a month of February packed with events dedicated to the discovery and promotion of three extraordinary archaeological sites in the lower Garda area: the Grottoes of Catullus, the Scaligero Castle in Sirmione, and the Roman Villa in Desenzano del Garda. Through guided tours and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":119367,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[74],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-119374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","liste-castello-e-grotte","liste-turismo"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119374","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=119374"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119374\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":119378,"href":"https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119374\/revisions\/119378"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/119367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=119374"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=119374"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=119374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}