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Scaliger Castle of Malcesine

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Location: Malcesine, Verona, Veneto, Italy

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1. Malcesine — loop tour around Lake Garda

4.84km

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2. Porto Vecchio di Malcesine – Malcesine Harbour loop from Navene

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3. Malcesine Harbour – Historic Center of Malcesine loop from Malcesine

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Stephan N

July 15, 2020

The fortress of Malcesine can be dated to the last centuries of the first millennium BC. Although there are some documents that state this castle was built sometime in the mid-first millennium AD. built by the Lombards.
The castle was destroyed by the Franks in 590 AD and then rebuilt. In 806 it was the residence of King Pepin, who came to Malcesine to visit Saints Benigno and Caro, and after the Hungarian invasion it was part of the episcopal feud of Verona.
From 1277 to 1387 it was under the control of Alberto della Scala's and his family.
During this period, the Scaligeri renovated the fortress, which was henceforth called "Scaliger Castle" and was occupied by the House of Visconti from 1387 to 1403.
Two years later it was placed under the rule of the Republic of Venice and remained under that control until 1506. When the castle was conquered by the Empire, the castle changed hands a couple of times: it belonged again to the Republic of Venice from 1516 to 1897, then to the French, followed by the Austrians who initiated significant fortification works inside the building and here from 1798 to 1866 remained. From that year it became Venetian property.
On August 22, 1902, the castle was declared a national monument.
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Stephan N

July 15, 2020

The Castle of Malcesine owes its name to the Italian noble family "della Scala" or "Scaliger". The Scaligeri exercised political power in Verona and beyond in the late Middle Ages. Between 1260 and 1387 members of the family ruled the city of Verona as sole rulers. During this time the family created the large Scaliger castle in Verona. The Castle of Malcesine also acquired its current form largely under the rule of the Scaligeri.
The Scaligeri rebuilt an older castle that dates back to the Lombard period (6th century). The 31 m high, pentagonal keep and the Palas (the large residential building) as well as the walls with battlements and battlements are works of the Scaliger era. Later - in the 17th century - the then ruling Venetians had some extensions made to the castle.
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Bea

May 7, 2022

A visit to the Castello is definitely recommended, great views of Malcesine and lots of history.

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Scaliger Castle of Malcesine

1. Malcesine — loop tour around Lake Garda

2. Porto Vecchio di Malcesine – Malcesine Harbour loop from Navene

3. Malcesine Harbour – Historic Center of Malcesine loop from Malcesine

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