Historic monument, Parks

Owned by the Guarienti counts of Brenzone; here the extreme edge of Mount Baldo plunges into the lake and forms a peninsula that closes the Gulf of Garda to the northwest. It is the point that protrudes most into the water after the Sirmione peninsula.

On the northern side of the peninsula is the Baia delle Sirene, a natural park with a bathing beach. In this area, several testimonies from the Bronze Age have been found, a sign that it was already populated in prehistoric times. For example, weapons and rock carvings with hunting themes have been found, which can now be visited and cared for by the WWF.

In Roman times, however, there was a small temple consecrated to Benaco, a pagan deity, of which only a tombstone kept at the Museo Lapidario Maffeiano in Verona has survived to the present day. The area is moderately inhabited and characterized by a strong presence of green areas, with large gardens surrounding the various historic villas.

The vegetation of the area is mainly composed of cypresses, agaves, oleanders, lemon trees, olive trees and shrubs; in accordance with the characteristics of the Garda shore. San Vigilio has been the destination of illustrious visitors, including Maria Luigia Duchess of Parma, the King of Naples, Emperor Alexander of Russia, Winston Churchill, Otto Hahn and his wife, the painter Edith Junghans, Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh and the King of England Charles III.[