Video and photos in Full HD I have made during my trip to Sirmione (Lake of Garda) in Italy in May 2018, including video footages and photos taken with my drone Dji Mavic Pro. The video includes the following highlights: Scaligero Castle (Rocca Scaligera), old town and streets of Sirmione, ancient roman ruins Grottoes of Catullus (Grotte di Catullo) and Sirmione by night.
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Roberto from Switzerland (founder of the Swiss Travel Channel)

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SwissTravelChannel is a YouTube channel of my holiday’s trips videos, taken all around the world since 2008. Some are for pure tourism and others are more of an adventure. The videos usually show the top best tourist attractions, the top things to do and top places to see. The goal is to inspire others on their next vacations. The videos can also be seen as a guide to have an idea of the main highlights and places to explore. I love to take pictures of the nature, traditions and different cultures, to search the must-see spots and show the essentials in my videos, for this reason I always try to create the perfect vacation. Traveling is more than a hobby for me, is a way of life.

Photocamera: Sony Cybershot DSC-RX100 IV
Drone: Dji Mavic Pro
Editing program: Magix Movie Edit Pro 16 Premium

Soundtracks:
1. Dana by Vibe Tracks (from the YouTube Audio library)
2. Blizzards by Riot (from the YouTube Audio library)
3. Air to the throne by Doug Maxwell (from the YouTube Audio library)

Next videos to come:
Italy (Matera, Venice)
Greece (Corfu, Santorini)
Croatia (Dubrovnik)
Japan (Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshima and Himeji)
French Riviera (Nice, Monaco)
Hawaii (Oahu Island)

P.S.: future videos will include more amazing footages taken with my Dji Mavic drone.


SIRMIONE (source Wikipedia):

Sirmione is a comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy (northern Italy). It is bounded by the comunes of Desenzano del Garda (Lombardy) and Peschiera del Garda in the province of Verona and the region of Veneto. It has a historical centre which is located on the Sirmio peninsula that divides the lower part of Lake Garda.

The main historical landmark of Sirmione is the so-called Grottoes of Catullus (Grotte di Catullo), the most striking example of a Roman private edifice discovered in northern Italy. The edifice had a rectangular plan and measured 167 x 105 m. The town is famous for its thermal springs.

Other sights include:

The Scaligero Castle (13th century). This is a rare example of medieval port fortification, which was used by the Scaliger fleet. The building of this complex started in 1277 by Mastino della Scala. It presents the typical Ghibelline swallowtail merlons and the curtain-walls (with three corner towers) in pebbles alternating with two horizontal bands of brick courses. The walls on the inside were finished with plaster with graffiti, simulating blocks of stone. The castle stands at a strategic place at the entrance to the peninsula. It is surrounded by a moat and it can only be entered by two drawbridges. The castle was established mainly as a protection against enemies, but also against the locals. The main room houses a small museum with local finds from the Roman era and a few medieval artifacts.

The small church Sant’Anna della Rocca, next to the castle. It dates from the 12th century and was used mainly by the garrison and the few local villagers. The frescoes in the church date from the 14th - 17th century.

The first traces of human presence in the area of Sirmione dates from the 6th-5th millennia BC. Settlements on palafitte existed in the 3rd and 2nd millennia BC.

Starting from the 1st century BC, the area of the Garda, including what is now Sirmione, became a favourite resort for rich families coming from Verona, then the main Roman city in north-eastern Italy. The poet Catullus praised the beauties of the city and spoke of a villa he had in the area.

In the late Roman era (4th-5th centuries AD) the city became a fortified strongpoint defending the southern shore of the lake. A settlement existed also after the Lombard conquest of northern Italy: in the late years of the Lombard kingdom, the city was capital of a judiciary district directly subordinated to the king. Ansa, wife of King Desiderius, founded a monastery and a church in the city.

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