CavaionHoliday homes above Lake Garda
Sweeping view over the whole of Lake Garda from the Monte Baldo high plateau

Theme

Active & Monte Baldo

Cable car from Malcesine (~55 min)

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Monte Baldo — the “Garden of Europe” — rises steeply across from the western shore: hiking, biking and paragliding with a panoramic view over the entire lake.

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Selected places & destinations

  • The panoramic cable car from Malcesine up to Monte Baldo

    Malcesine–Monte Baldo cable car (Funivia)

    Malcesine·Panoramic cable car

    Modern round cabins that rotate 360° on the second section, climbing to 1,760 m; bicycle transport available.

    the best-known cable car on Lake Garda Link
  • The ridge of Monte Baldo with hiking terrain and clouds above Lake Garda

    Monte Baldo summit hikes

    from Tratto Spino·Hiking (all levels)

    Over 40 km of marked trails — from a gentle panoramic stroll to an alpine summit tour, some with views of the Dolomites.

    one of the most popular hiking areas in the region Link

  • Monte Baldo mountain biking

    Malcesine·MTB downhill & cross-country

    An MTB paradise with downhill trails and panoramic cross-country loops; bikes can be taken up on the cable car.

    a top MTB area on the eastern shore Link
  • A paraglider above Monte Baldo with a view of Lake Garda

    Paragliding from Monte Baldo

    above Malcesine·Tandem paragliding

    Paragliders launch from the summit area on tandem flights over the lake — a spectacular view of Malcesine and the eastern shore.

    a classic adrenaline experience on Monte Baldo Link

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Active tours, hikes and mountain experiences on Monte Baldo.

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Regional photographs from Wikimedia Commons, reused under a Creative Commons licence. Photos of the houses: the owners’ own images.

  • Lake Garda panorama (hero): Wolfgang Moroder, „Golfo di Manerba, Isola San Biagio, Isola del Garda“, CC BY-SA 3.0 ↗, via Wikimedia Commons.
  • Lake, beaches & swimming: Giorgio Galeotti, „Lago di Garda – Fossalta, Lazise“, CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗, via Wikimedia Commons.
  • Wine — Bardolino & Valpolicella: Paolo Villa, „View Castelrotto to Pedemonte / Arbizzano“, CC BY-SA 3.0 ↗, via Wikimedia Commons.
  • Verona & culture: Alessandro Caproni, „Verona-0370“ (Arena di Verona), CC BY 2.0 ↗, via Wikimedia Commons.
  • Active & Monte Baldo: Wittylama, „Lake Garda from Monte Baldo“, CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗, via Wikimedia Commons.
  • Family & theme parks: Allie_Caulfield, „Gardasee – Bardolino“, CC BY 2.0 ↗, via Wikimedia Commons.
  • Lakeside towns & boats: William.lugli, „Malcesine vista panoramica“, CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗, via Wikimedia Commons.
  • Seilbahn Malcesine–Monte Baldo: Davy1509, „Malcesine 061014 - Funivia 03“, CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗, via Wikimedia Commons.
  • Gipfelwanderungen Monte Baldo: Llez, „Monte Baldo - Panorama with cloud“, CC BY-SA 3.0 ↗, via Wikimedia Commons.
  • Paragliding vom Monte Baldo: Davide Bia from Italy, „Parapendio sul Baldo (2426915841)“, CC BY 2.0 ↗, via Wikimedia Commons.