"The marble plaque inscribed 'HINC J.W.GOETHE Id. SePt. MDCCLXXXVI ARCEM DELINEAVIT" on the corner of Via Castello 11 marks the place where Goethe drew the castle in September 1786 and thereby aroused the mistrust of the local population."
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Marble plaque inscribed 'HINC J.W.GOETHE Id. SePt. MDCCLXXXVI ARCEM DELINEAVIT”.
In English: “Here J.W. Goethe in September 1786 the castle".

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“Actually, on September 13, 1786, the poet prince only wanted to sail past Malcesine from Torbole. But even then there were the famous sea breezes that surfers enjoy today. When …

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