Up and Down Monte Baldo in Lake Garda
On our trip to Lake Garda in 2010 we visited the top of Monte Baldo, which stands at over 1700m and has impressive views of the lake and the surrounding area. You can even see all the way to Switzerland on most days.
We drove up to the mid point cable car station, which was located a few hundred metres higher up from our apartment we had hired for the week, but because of the windy Italian roads it was a few miles to get to the station. Tickets purchased and we found our way to the top of the mountain and were treated to some glorious views over Malcesine and Garda.
We walked along the well worn paths on the top of the mountain, even stopping at a cafe which was located near the summit cable car station and had a coffee while taking in the views.
It was time to head back to the cable car and back to the apartment. However there were some people who had more extreme ways of getting down the mountain. There were some who had brought mountain bikes up in the cable car and were heading back down the trails. For the quickest way down there were others who were paragliding down to Malcesine from the top.
While it was tempting we decided the safest way off Monte Baldo was the way we came up, in the cable car.
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| The Cable Car Station on the top of Monte Baldo |
We drove up to the mid point cable car station, which was located a few hundred metres higher up from our apartment we had hired for the week, but because of the windy Italian roads it was a few miles to get to the station. Tickets purchased and we found our way to the top of the mountain and were treated to some glorious views over Malcesine and Garda.
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| From the top of Monte Baldo looking south along Lake Garda |
We walked along the well worn paths on the top of the mountain, even stopping at a cafe which was located near the summit cable car station and had a coffee while taking in the views.
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| The quickest way off the mountain, but not to everyone's tastes |
It was time to head back to the cable car and back to the apartment. However there were some people who had more extreme ways of getting down the mountain. There were some who had brought mountain bikes up in the cable car and were heading back down the trails. For the quickest way down there were others who were paragliding down to Malcesine from the top.
While it was tempting we decided the safest way off Monte Baldo was the way we came up, in the cable car.
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| Looking north - you can see the Swiss Alps in the distance |
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