From the parking lot south of the castle, where you can see the limonara — a greenhouse for ripening citrus fruits, built in 1760 —, you can reach the adjacent lakefront. From there, you can see the imposing, turreted remains of the Castello Scaligero (lit. the Scaligeri Castle). The tower standing closest to the lakeshore differs from the others because it is made entirely of stone and dates back to the time of Berengar I.

In Piazza Calderini (lit. Calderini Square), overlooking the harbor, is the entrance to the Museo del Castello (lit. the Castle Museum – tel. +39 045-6296111). On the side of the castle facing the lake, you can still see the base of an old watchtower. Further on is the porticoed palace, built in 1452, which overlooks the picturesque harbor. Until 1700, it was the meeting place of the Consiglio della Gardesana dell’Acqua, presided over by the Venetian Captain of the Lake (now it hosts an hotel named Albergo Gardesana). Next to it stands the small Chiesetta della Ss. Trinità (lit. Church of the Holy Trinity), which houses 14th-century frescoes from the Veronese School. Follow Via Alighieri to reach the square facing the 18th-century Chiesa parrocchiale dei Ss. Pietro e Paolo (lit. the Parish Church of Sts. Peter and Paul). In the same square, the tower on the southern side, known as Torre di Berengario, dates back to the 10th century. This tower was part of the fortress (named Trincerò) that stood where the block of buildings is now located, to the south of the church. 

Continue to the right to go around the settlement and reach the Torre dell’Orologio (lit. the Clock Tower), one of four towers belonging to the ancient fortress that dates back to the 13th century. The remains of the 10th-century city walls are visible along the buildings on the western side of the Gardesana state road.