The Municipality of Malcesine counts 3800 inhabitants. It is situated on the eastern shore of Lake Garda and is the most Northern town of the Province of Verona, at the border with Trentino.
The history of Malcesine revolves around the Scaligero castle (very well preserved and site of the museums of natural sciences, Venetian galleys and a room dedicated to the stay of J.W. Goethe at Malcesine) and the Palazzo dei Capitani del Lago della Serenissima Repubblica di Venezia. These two historic buildings, still full of life, host theatre performances, music concerts, art exhibitions, and more than 300 marriages are celebrated every year, mostly by English couples conquered by the magic of the castle, the light and the colours. Malcesine is the most picturesque of all locations around the lake, different from all the others, with its overwhelming rocky promontory emerging from the waters and dominated by the towering castle that keeps watching the old town below with medieval origin, with its picturesque, cobbled alleys and small squares, doors and vaults, small and multicolored stores, pubs, studios, restaurants, taverns, old houses leaning one on each other, stone walls, patios and gardens, picturesque corners and vivacious atmospheres plenty of tourists.