The castle of Malcesine and the villages of Cassone and Navene on the shores of lake Garda, Veneto

Malcesine is certainly one of the villages more attractive and characteristic on the lake, dominated by the castle, stronghold of the lake on the edge of the province of Verona.
Like all places on the lake was Roman rule, and Muni is a barbaric era fortress.
Was first a Roman village, then it was fortified at the time of the barbarian invasions. During the Frankish domination, Pepin, King of the Franks, went to Malcesine to meet the hermit Benigno and Charles retired in campaigns Cassone, and stayed in the castle of Malcesine. The town became free
In the twelfth century. became a free commune, then passed to the Scala family who rebuilt the castle in the current forms, and establish the captaincy of the lake belonged to Venice, the Republic of Italy, Austria.
With the unification of Italy had the same fate of all the municipalities of Lake Garda. In 1786, stayed in Malcesine Wolfgang Goethe, leaving some drawings now preserved in the Museum Scaliger.
Malcesine has a population of 3,500 inhabitants and includes the villages of Cassone and Navene.

 

Castle of Malcesine

What to say? was just a good weekend! Among the other with all the rain the last few months, this weekend we were pardoned: clear sky, warm sun, good company and good food ... what can you want??