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Sirmione's Scaligero Castle lights up to attract travellers to their roots

03 December 2023

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A tribute to the ‘Turismo delle Radici’ (Tourism of Roots) project transforms the Scaligero Castle into a shining beacon beckoning travellers to their roots: it is an invitation to rediscover one’s origins. During the Christmas festivities, the Rocca Scaligera was illuminated by a particularly evocative and evocative graphic motif: an interweaving of lighted roots that symbolically refer to our ties with the land and the community we inhabit.

The lighting of the castle was realised thanks to the cooperation of the Regional Museums Administration of Lombardia, the Scaligero Castle Management and the companies Goboservice by Sunland Optics s.r.l. from Bonato Sotto (BG) and Serata Chic Technology from Montichiari.

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