Surroundings

Nature, culture & food

Malcesine, season by season

Malcesine brings together the best of Lake Garda: medieval lanes, olive groves, white-pebble beaches and a castle rising above the water. Take the cable car up Monte Baldo, explore at your own pace and discover a place worth returning to in every season.

What a fine castle!

Our first tip is a stroll through Malcesine’s medieval old town to Scaligero Castle, with its lovely garden and magnificent lake views.

Cable car to the sky

Up, up and away. The lake unfolds below, framed by the surrounding mountains. The Monte Baldo cable car turns the journey itself into an exciting and awe-inspiring experience.

Punta Veleno for hardcore cyclists

Malcesine offers no shortage of spectacular rides for cyclists who enjoy a challenge. But Punta Veleno is reserved for the boldest of the bold.

Lake Garda olive oil

Lake Garda lies close to the Alps, yet its waters cradle all the wonders of the Mediterranean – including the precious olive oil produced along its shores.

Michelin-starred dining

Vecchia Malcesine is Leandro Luppi’s Michelin-starred restaurant. The renowned South Tyrolean chef also enjoys painting and fishing in his free time.

Cycling by the lake

A leisurely ride from Malcesine to Navene is one of the loveliest ways to experience Lake Garda – easy, scenic and perfect for cyclists of all levels.

A hillside farmhouse overlooking Lake Garda

Your escape from the ordinary into something extraordinary begins here.

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