Of interest are the historic core of the village, with the ancient district of Via del Cortile, and the houses of Volardi, where an old building dating back to the 11th century was likely a resting place for those traveling along the caravan route.

There are several hamlets rich in traces of the past: S. Giuseppe with its small church rising above its ancient quadra of Bondoledo, destroyed by a landslide in the 16th century, or Cà Bianchi, dve a narrow alley overlooked by the walls of houses blackened by smoke leads to the center of a small square that houses one of the most representative prehistoric finds in the valley: a boulder on whose surface 23 cup marks are perfectly visible.

In the Cristini district there is a small square where one can see partially incorporated into the houses, a block engraved with cupmarks.

One can observe from here the square arrangement of the buildings, fortified and with loopholes, with similar characteristics to those of the medieval complex of Melirolo, located further upstream, where a lookout tower is still visible.

Going along the mule track that passes through the village of Scaia, one reaches Foianini, a hamlet that has integrally preserved its original appearance: verticality dominates the exterior and interior spaces distinguished by stairs, covered passages, balconies and a few buildings with wooden walls with embedded beams.

Shortly after the contrada of S. Anna, where the small church built in 1719 can be admired, a watchtower is visible in the locality "Ca de Risc" in visual connection with those of Melirolo and Castello sul Poggio di Caspoggio.

RURAL NUCLEUS: CAGNOLETTI

Municipality: Torre Santa Maria
Locality: Leaving the provincial road to Valmalenco in Valdone locality, drive up to the church and then take the short path to the hamlet.
Epoch: pre-1600

The Cagnoletti district is located on a moraine terrace at about 700 meters above sea level, on the right orographic side of the Mallero stream, and on the left bank of the Rio Valdone stream, at the foot of Monte Canale. Framed by dense forest and terraces planted with vineyards, vegetables and hay meadows. It is the southernmost contrada in the Torre di Santa Maria municipal area, and is the first to be encountered when driving along the provincial road from Sondrio and turning left at the fork in the road at the Valdone locality.
The locality of Cagnoletti, is made up of three distinct nuclei: Involto where the church dedicated to St. Peter stands, north of a grassy basin one can make out Bressia, and high up towards the Valdone valley is the old nucleus of Cagnoletti. The nucleus is reached from the east; at the church one leaves the carriage road and walks a short stretch of mule track to an irregular little square, overlooked by the only fresco depicting a crowned Madonna and Child, St. Anthony of Padua and St. Joseph. The building is centralized with adjoining constructions forming aggregates that define narrow cobblestone alleys.
One can easily define three compact blocks of buildings that make up fortress cores. These have numerous openings and vaulted entrances, staircases and external passages; the presence of a truna is also noted, but located in one of the blocks with the largest collapses. The dwellings are made of dry stone with mortar toppings, have pitched wooden roofs and Serpentine slab roofs. Only two buildings are still inhabited, while completely abandoned ones prevail, preserved in their original forms but with unsafe structures.
Vegetation is also taking over the built-up area, so much so that weeds and shrubs are growing unchecked among the stones of the walls. The nucleus was crossed by the old municipal road that, coming from Sondrio - Arquino, continued northward in the direction of the Bianchi and Volardi districts.