Vecchia Malcesine
What to order: the long Qcina menu if it is an occasion; otherwise, the three-dish “Scegli tu!”.
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Day itinerary · 45.63° N · 10.67° E
Monte Baldo and Limone, with the lake crossed by boat.
Rotating cable car up Monte Baldo in the morning, lunch in Malcesine and a boat to Limone for the walkway hung above the water; an hour and a quarter from Verona.
Leaving from
Direct flight to Verona fromBarcelona 1 h 45Madrid 2 h 30Fuerteventura 4 h 30Gran Canaria 4 h 45
Part of Lake GardaItalian LakesAlps
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Total time11 h
By car1 h 15 each way
From Verona1 h 15 by car
Cable car20 min · up to 1,760 m
BoatMalcesine – Limone
DifficultyEasy
The plan
The day at a glance
Any part can be swapped for another without spoiling the day.
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Leave Verona 1 h 15 by car
along the east shore of the lake; direct flight to Verona from Madrid and Barcelona
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Monte Baldo cable car from Malcesine
Funivie del Baldo · €28 online · go up before clouds form
+39 045 740 0206
- 10 min on foot
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Vecchia Malcesine
one MICHELIN star; booking; closed Wednesday and Thursday at midday
Via Pisort, 6, 37018 Malcesine · +39 335 637 7699
Restaurant €€€€Book - 10 min on foot
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Scheduled boat from Malcesine to Limone
Navigazione Lago di Garda · €7.50 one way · check the last boat back
+39 030 914 9511
- 30 min by boat
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Limone's cycle and pedestrian walkway over the lake
free · return from the landing stage
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Back home 30 min by boat
boat back to Malcesine
- 1 h 15 by car · to Verona63 km
Approximate cost
About €95–160 per person
Adds up the activities and meals in the plan at their published prices; travel and accommodation not included.
The route
Monte Baldo cable car from Malcesine
The north of Lake Garda, from Verona, fits into a long day if you combine three means of transport: the car to Malcesine, the cable car up Monte Baldo and the boat to cross to Limone. You see the lake from above in the morning, eat with it in front of you and in the afternoon walk along the walkway hung from the rock on the far shore. Direct flights arrive in Verona from Madrid and Barcelona; if you land the day before, sleep in Verona or in the south of the lake and set out early.
The day, hour by hour
8:00 · From Verona to Malcesine. About 63 km along the east shore of the lake, around an hour and a quarter. Park near the cable-car station.
9:15 · Monte Baldo cable car. The Funivie del Baldo cabins climb in about 20 minutes to 1,760 m, rotating on themselves on the upper stretch. Buy online: €28 return. Up top, walk along the ridge and come down before midday, when clouds tend to form.
13:00 · Lunch at Vecchia Malcesine. A few minutes on foot, in the upper part of the village. Lake-fish cooking by chef Leandro Luppi, with one MICHELIN star and the lake in the picture window. It is an expensive lunch: the shortest menu, two dishes to choose, costs €100. Book; closed on Wednesdays and on Thursday lunchtime. If you prefer something simpler, eat in the village and keep the budget for the boat.
15:45 · Boat to Limone. Go down to the landing stage. The public Navigazione Lago di Garda boat crosses to the other shore: €7.50 one way. Before boarding, check what time the last one back leaves.
16:30 · Limone walkway. From the landing stage, follow the lakeside promenade north to the cycle-and-pedestrian walkway: about 2.5 km hung from the rock, about 50 m above the water. Free. Return the same way.
18:30 · Return. Boat to Malcesine and car to Verona.
Time4 h
Change the route
Where to eat
Where to eat?
Lunch is half the plan: book before you set off.
Al Volt
What to order: the freshwater fish menu, or the tagliolini with tench ragù and the Arctic char.
Trattoria Antica Contrada
What to order: the homemade pasta with lake sardine and a wood-grilled Garda fish.
Map
The stops, in order
With where to park at each one.
What to do
Eat
88 €Stay
Services
Getting there
By car or without one?
When to go
When to go to Lake Garda
From April to October, when the cable car, the scheduled boats and the restaurant operate. In November the cable car and the scheduled boats close.
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Best timeGood timeLow season
Tips
Worth knowing first
- 1Buy the cable car online
You save €2 per adult and the ticket-office queue.
- 2Check the last boat
Outside July and August the return boats finish early.
- 3In bad weather
If it blows hard or there is fog up top, swap Baldo for the Varone waterfall, near Riva.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Can it be done in November?
No: the cable car closes from 2 November to 25 December and the scheduled boats stop in winter.
How much does the day cost?
Cable car €28, boat €15 return, and lunch, from €100 at Vecchia Malcesine or much less in the village.
Is it suitable with children?
Yes. Children under 1.20 m go up the cable car free, children aged 4 to 11 pay less on the boat and the walkway is flat.
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