Sirmione from high above: a castle rising out of turquoise water.

This castle print looks down on Sirmione's moated castle from high beside an old stone tower, an original vintage-style scene with the keep and harbor walls standing in the clear blue-green of Lake Garda. Framed in black wood and ready to hang, it's a Sirmione print for anyone who has stood on Lake Garda's shore, or a gift for someone still planning to.

The design: Moated Fortress, seen from the tower

A crenellated stone tower with swallowtail merlons and a row of small arches under its battlements fills the left edge, its lower wall and a small arched gate stepping down to the water and a little square tower with a flagpole, with a leafy tree tucked in at the lower left. Beyond it the castle stands in the lake, a tall central keep above smaller towers and walls that run out into the water to enclose a harbor basin, with cypresses at its side and the terracotta-roofed old town of Sirmione spreading along the peninsula to the right.

Small boats dot the lake: a launch with a white cabin and a blue hull crosses mid-lake, and a cream-white motorboat trails a wake at the bottom right, while low blue mountains line the far shore under cumulus clouds. The lettering sits against the sky: SIRMIONE in cream capitals above ITALIA between two thin gold rules, with LAGO DI GARDA • ITALIA beneath in navy. It's a detailed, painterly scene, with sun on the stone and glints on the water, and the palette is worked in turquoise, sky blue, cream, sand beige, terracotta and navy.

A framed castle print, straight onto the wall

• Print sizes: 14″×14″ (35.6 × 35.6 cm) and 16″×16″ (40.6 × 40.6 cm), each one square
• Paper: 260 g/m² luster photo paper, 10 mil (0.25 mm) thick, partly glossy and partly matte
• Frame: black ayous wood
• Front: acrylite rather than glass, so it's lighter and won't shatter
• Hanging hardware included: no framing errand, just a hook on the wall

Who it's for

Lake Garda and northern-Italy travelers, Italophiles and lake-house decorators who want the castle-and-turquoise-water view of Sirmione rather than a generic Italian coast scene will know this one, and so will day-trippers who spent an afternoon in Sirmione. It brightens an entryway, a kitchen nook or a lake-house wall, and it suits a honeymoon or anniversary keepsake, a housewarming, a wedding gift for a couple who married in Italy, or a retirement-trip memento.

Quick answers

Is 14″×14″ the size of the print or the frame?

The print. The frame goes around the print, so the outside of the frame is a little larger than the size you pick, and the same goes for the 16″×16″.

Which size should I choose?

The 14″×14″ fits a stair landing, a bedside or a kitchen corner. The 16″×16″ reads well from across a room, over a sofa or a console, or hung beside another square Lake Garda print.

Does the print name the castle?

The lettering names the town and the lake: SIRMIONE, ITALIA and LAGO DI GARDA • ITALIA. The castle is drawn without a caption, standing in the water at the center of the scene.

Is it a copy of an old travel poster?

No. The view and the lettering were composed new for RaZits in the classic travel-poster layout; it isn't a reproduction of any historic print.

How do I look after it?

Wipe the acrylite front with a soft, dry or slightly damp cloth, and skip ammonia-based, solvent or abrasive cleaners. Keep it out of prolonged direct sunlight and away from damp rooms.

Shipping and returns

Free US shipping. US delivery usually 5–12 business days. Easy 30-day returns.

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