Nuova Funivia Panoramica Malcesine - Monte Baldo, Lago di Garda

To promote and sustain tourism on Lake Garda, a consortium formed by the Provincial Authority, the Chamber of Commerce of Verona and the Town Council of Malcesine, founded the cableway company known as Azienda Trasporti Funicolari Malcesine - Monte Baldo, in 1955.
The company's Board of Directors is particularly sensitive to the needs of the area, and in fact it is formed by representatives from social and economic organisations operating on Lake Garda and within the Mount Baldo community.
The cableway is not merely an attraction to bring in tourists with the aim of keeping the mountain economy alive, it is also a source of employment for specialist workers, and technical and administrative employees, all of whom are needed to operate the system, making it known throughout the world.
Not only that, but the cableway is also the basis for the induced activity of specialist firms in the sector as well as for those who - directly or indirectly - work with the hotel and restaurant trade.
The decision to renovate the system, which carried over 6 million passengers in the period 1962 to 2001, was followed by a lengthy and extremely carefully thought-out design stage, based on studies performed by the Faculty of Engineering from the University of Trento.
The subsequent choices form the basis of the success that we can all see today.

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The system is one of the most modern in the world. It was completed in record time, is perfectly integrated with its surroundings and can also meet expectations in terms of traffic and tourism.

The new Malcesine - Mount Baldo cableway stands out from the very first glance, thanks to the futuristic forms of its stations. These are buildings with clean architectural lines, where steel, aluminium, glass and stone have been combined to enhance the light, transparent interiors and to blend harmoniously with their outdoor surroundings.

The bottom station has a covered parking area with spaces for 200 cars; from here there is easy access to the embarking area, thanks to the lifts, which also serve the bus terminal and eliminate all forms of architectural barrier. The cableway is divided into two sections: the first, Malcesine - San Michele is 1512 m in length and covers a difference in height of 463 m; the second, San Michele - Mount Baldo is 2813 m in length and covers a difference in height of 1187 m.

The most important new feature of this cableway, and one that makes it totally unique throughout the world, is the cabin on the second section, which rotates on itself to give passengers a 360° view, as well as the sensation that they are flying. The notable total difference in altitude (1650 m.) is covered in a section of 4325 m, completed in just 10 minutes. The capacity is 600 persons per hour, with cabins for 45 and 80 people. Safety is truly exceptional: the cableway system is even able to operate in harsh weather conditions as well as at night.