Future access to the island has been the subject of lively debate ' with suggestions of replacing the causeway with a bridge or with boat service.
There is much discussion about how the island will be accessed in the future.
To capture something of the town's medieval character, explore the Via Guinigi, with its handsome 14th-century pa?­laces, and the towered houses of Via Fillungo, leading to the Roman amphitheater, now the Piazza del Mercato.