Red Bull New Zealand

From the very south of Italy – Polignano a Mare, Apulia – in 2010, the World Series heads north to the famous Lake Garda. An area which is widely known for its huge range of sports activities will be able to add one more jaw-dropping discipline when the world’s best cliff divers take a leap off the Scaliger Castle in Malcesine.

The charming town of Malcesine rises at the feet of the 1,750 metre-high Monte Baldo, on a small hill on the north east side of Italy’s largest lake. Just 50km from Verona, the village is built around Scaliger Castle, which has 13th-century fortifications, an even older medieval tower, and “Palazzo dei Capitani”. Between April and October many thousands of tourists come to Lake Garda to indulge their sporting passions such as windsurfing, sailing, mountain biking, climbing and paragliding.

Preceding the 12 high divers who will hit town in high season were other notable names. Among them was German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, who was questioned by the local magistrate on suspicion of being a spy while drawing sketches of the castle, and famous painter Gustav Klimt who painted one of his most famous landscapes, inspired by Malcesine, in the summer of 1913.

Key Facts

Location: Scaliger Castle
Platform height: 27M
Water depth: 5m+
Average water temperature in July: 21°C
Average air temperature in July: 27°C
Type of water: Freshwater

Event Details

Location

Malcesine, Italy (Map this address )

Start

24/07/2011 at 3:30 PM

End

24/07/2011 at 5:30 PM

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From the very south of Italy – Polignano a Mare, Apulia – in 2010, the World Series heads north to the famous Lake Garda. An area which is widely known for its huge range of sports activities...