Paragliding in Malcesine, Garda Lake,
Veneto Italy
Tratto Spino take off area:
1730m / 5675ft a.s.l
Monte Balbo take off area:
1700m / 5577ft a.s.l; west- east direction
Experience a flight through the clouds, admiring Lake Garda from up in the sky: a unique sensation and not only for experts! Free-flying enjoys a great deal of success, in recent years, mainly in the Upper Garda - Monte Baldo vicinity. The possibility to take off from the West and the East part of Monte Baldo allows for an extremely safe flight.
A lot of schools organize SIV (inconvenience flights simulation) courses while international pilots execute tests and DHV homologation for new kites. Thanks to the increasing number of specialized schools and centers, visitors can be easily trained on the spot and let themselves to be seduced by Lake Garda while admiring the location from a really extraordinary and original point of view.
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