The Parish Church of San Martino, built in 1666 on the remains of a pre-existing building dedicated to worship, within the castle, is worth visiting. In 1835, it was decorated and expanded by the…
Isimbardi Castle
A few dozen kilometers from Milan, in the fertile Lomellina region of rice and water, after extensive restoration work, the historic Castello Isimbardi has reopened its doors. The medieval complex,…
Gravellona Lomellina
Gravellona Lomellina is known in the Lomellina region as the "town of art" due to the frescoes and murals that decorate houses, the electric cabins transformed with eyes and ears, the artistic posts…
Sartirana Lomellina
The town's 14th century castle is the largest in the Lomellina area, has a wide moat around it and dominated by an imposing circular tower. The castle now hosts painting, sculpture and craft…
Lake Como Villas
1-hour tour of the first and second basins of Lake Como: we’ll start from the town center and we’ll sail along the eastern shore of Como branch, admiring villages of Blevio and Torno and their villas…
The cavallera road of the Muretto
D ue to its special geographic location, the Valmalenco has since the earliest centuries been a natural alpine connection corridor strategically relevant from various points of view: political,…
6 Discovering Lombardy - virtual tour
A virtual tour of discovery of places in the area, without leaving home: from Milan to Mantua, via Varese, Montichiari, Vigevano and Sondrio. For many people it is synonymous with inner well-being,…
A little bit of Valtellina on the table: sciatt
C rispy, flavorful buckwheat pancakes with a warm, stringy cheese heart-a specialty you must try! The name of this typical dish comes from the Valtellina dialect "Sciatt ," meaning "Toads," mainly…
The Marmitte dei Giganti in Franscia
T he Marmitte dei Giganti. A majestic phenomenon, of ancient origin, but only recently discovered in Valmalenco by Giuseppe Nolli who, in 1907, found a number of singular holes in the rock along the…
Rusina's Mill
Mulin de la Rusina (Rusina's Mill) owes its name to the last miller of Vendolo, named Rosina. Inside the mill there are two massive millstones with suspended hoppers and huge rotating sieves . The…
The Serpentine Open Air Museum
T he green stones of Valmalenco have for centuries been an integral part of the social, cultural and economic life of the valley. During the Middle Ages, somebody noticed that the layers of the rock…
The climbing and hiking museum
C limbing in Valmalenco began in the 19th century, a time when this sport was not yet widespread. In 1862, British climbers Edward Shirley Kennedy and Leslie Stephen , accompanied by Swiss guide…