Malcesine

The small town of Malcesine has a picturesque location on the northern shore of Lake Garda. Not without reason does it number among the most visited places on the lake, with its friendly old town, the lovely harbour and the defiant castle of Scaliger.
The Scaliger castle is located on a rock ledge directly on the lake and thus guarantees fantastic views. Inside, the rooms house an interesting natural history museum of the local Monte Baldo and Lake Garda with numerous findings and plates depicting... local animal and plant species. One of the rooms is dedicated to Goethe; a few sketches are exhibited here which the poet drew during his trip to Italy. The tin-topped Palazzo dei Capitani del Lago built in Venetian gothic style and in which the Venetian Governor once lived is also worth a visit. Nature lovers will enjoy Monte Baldo since the area around its summit is home to some very rare plants. If you do not wish to walk the whole way up, you can cut most of the corner off in a modern rotating cable car. more

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