Malcesine Castle by BessieB
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Description
Malcesine is one of the town's on Lake Garda in Northern Italy.
Malcesine's most prominent landmark is the Castello Scaligeri, which has 13th-Century fortifications and an older medieval tower. Remnants of an Etruscan tomb have been found within the castle walls. The castle was fortified by the della Scala family who ruled the region throughout the 13th Century.
The castle now features in wedding brochures with many weddings taking place each year. I met a family who were getting married the next day, their 40 guests had all arrived from the UK. It is mostly fashionable with UK residents wanting to have their wedding in a romantic place.
Behind Malcesine rises the 1750m Montebaldo. Visitors today can reach the summit of Montebaldo by the funivia, or cable car. Montebaldo is a popular venue for various mountain sports, including mountain biking, skiing and paragliding.
I went up on the funivia, the trek there from the ferry nearly killed me lol - it was 34 deg the day I went!! In the top right hand corner of the photo you can see the first change point for the cable car. It then travels up to the top where great photo opportunities await.
Susan
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Comments (32)
timtripp
STUNNING!
JaneEden
Oh Susan that is the most beautiful fairy tale castle I have ever seen, it really is enchanting and your photography of it superb, thank you for sharing it with us. I have taken a look at your gallery pics that I missed, but am sorry that I cannot comment on all just now, but just to say it really is beautiful, but now I must go see how your cats are getting on. hugs and keep safe dear friend. Jane xxx