The weather was in the mid 80s so we decided to head to a lake for the day. We have many lakes close by to choose from. This time, we chose Lago di Garda (Lake Garda). We have been to Lake Garda before but this time we went to Sirmione. Sirmione is on a peninsula and the dominant feature is Scaligero Castle. We took a tour of the outside of the castle and the views from the towers were fantastic.  I wish they had tours of the inside of the castle but they do not.  It felt like we were on a sea, not a lake. The water was very clear and many shades of blue and green.

I’m always the one taking pictures so I got some funny ones of Andy in the castle.

The cute town is located within the castle walls.  You have to walk over the drawbridge to get there. It was hot and humid so it was difficult to see the mountains across the lake. It was very crowded and got more so as the day went on.  I’d like to go back during the week so I can really look around the shops!

We ate lunch and had some cocktails sitting outside by the lake. It felt nice and reminded me of eating outside on Keuka Lake.

Anyone considering a trip to Italy should consider coming North to see the lakes. They are spectacular!