Malcesine is located at the east shore of Lake Garda and is the northernmost community of province of Verona-Lake Garda, approx. 54 km far from the capital Verona.
The town, which has been built around the „Castello Scaligero“ and the “Palazzo dei Capitani”, location of the municipal library, is situated at the foot of the Monte Baldo. The old town has a special charm, with its small harbour, the places and the typical restaurants.
Malcesine is one of the most elegant and best equipped holiday resorts of Lake Garda: There are accommodations for everyone’s taste like numerous hotels, apartments, villas and campsites.
The village offers varied possibilities for sport enthusiasts, for example sailing, windsurfing, tennis and minigolf. A cable railway connects Malcesine with Monte Baldo (1800 m) which is also called “botanical garden of Europe” due to its varied plant species. It’s a popular skiing area in winter with 11 km of slopes and different levels of difficulty. The municipality includes an area with huge differences in altitude, 89 m at the lakeside and 1.899 m on the Monte Baldo.
The climate is temperate Mediterranean.
The painter Gustav Klimt has been one of the most famous guests of Malcesine. In summer 1913 he painted two of his best known landscape pictures inspired by Malcesine and Cassone. |
| Informazioni |
| Region: |
Veneto |
| Province: |
Verona (VR) |
| Coordinates: |
45°46′N 10°49′E |
| Elevation: |
89 (292 ft) |
| Area: |
68,19 km² |
| Inhabitants: |
3.701 |
| Density: |
54,3/km² |
| Districts: |
Cassone, Navene, Val di Sogno, Campagnola, Vigne, San Maggiore, Campiano, San Michele and Prà Alpesina (just one part community Malcesine, the other part belongs tot he community Avio in Trento) |
| Neighbour
communities: |
Avio (TN), Brentonico (TN), Brenzone, Ferrara di Monte Baldo, Limone sul Garda (BS), Nago-Torbole (TN), Riva del Garda (TN), Tignale (BS), Tremosine (BS) |
| Zip code: |
37018, 37010 |
| Area code: |
045 |
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