Sunday, March 14, 2010

From the Scaligero Castle, Malcesine, Lake Garda

Painting: View from the Scaligero Castle by Teresa Dominici, Year: 2010, Medium: Acrylic, 20"X16" (50cmX40cm).

Malcesine is a small town on the eastern shore of Lake Garda in northern Italy. It's a picturesque tourist resort with cobbled lanes and a castle, crammed between the blue lake waters and the massive mountain ridge behind, Monte Baldo. The town is framed by the mountains behind and facing others on the opposite side of the lake. The little town still retains its picturesque medieval center and nearby small harbor and castle.
Malcesine's most striking feature as you approach over Lake Garda is its historic castle, the Castello Scaligero, which is also the town's main tourist attraction. 
The second most important building in Malcesine is the fifteenth-century Palazzo dei Capitani, close to the harbour. This was the headquarters of the Venetian rulers of the area, the Capitani del Lago.

Malcesine in Lake Garda (resort film)


Guarded since the 14th Century by the stone towers of a Scaligeri Castle, this enchanting town combines its ancient charms with a wealth of wonderfully scenic walking possibilities amidst olive groves and lush pine woods. Gathered round the quaint harbour are traditional pastel coloured houses and waterside cafés, which look out over the gently rocking boats and across to the resorts of Gardone and Limone.

The cable car from the village takes you to the summit of Lake Garda's highest mountain, Monte Baldo, from where the stunning views will take your breath away.

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