Touring Malcesine Castle

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And so I find myself in Malcesine, Italy, on the North East shore of Lake Garda, after having had an amazing time competing in the 2021 Moth Worlds sailing regatta. (So cool that I blogged about it 🙂 ) There are things to see here, and I tried to see them, starting with the local fort:

Scaliger castle, Malcesine

This picture was taken from the cable car to the top of Mount Baldo; more on that later…

Some closer up pictures:

Cue Styx, “Castle Walls”
Pretty good shape considering … goes back to 1 BC
No, don’t do it…
… oh, you did 🙂
Nicely landscaped courtyard
Cool view of the North end of Lake Garda through the embrasures
An enormous bell at the top, from 1818 …
I was “fortunate” to be there at 3PM, right in time to hear BOOM BOOM BOOM
Incredible view of the old town of Malcesine from the top

Cool! Who doesn’t love a 2,100 year-old castle?