Museo Civico di Villa Visconti Venosta
Grosio
The Civic Museum of Villa Visconti is located in the home of the illustrious Visconti family. The Museum welcomes the donation of artistic works by the Marquise Marchioness Pallavicino Mossi and houses in the rooms canvases and cribs of great visual impact.
Palazzo Besta
Teglio
(22 Km)
This building was built in 1433 by Azzo I Besta and represents one of the most important Lombard Renaissance residences. It is a typical example of Renaissance architecture Patrizia Lombard. All rooms on the first floor are frescoed with mythological motifs, while the “Antiquarium Tellinum” museum is built on the ground floor.
Antiquarium Tellinum
Teglio
(22 Km)
The antiquarium, which is located in the first floor of Palazzo Besta, was opened in 1965. He owns a large collection of archaeological testimonies starting from the 8th millennium BC until the Roman period. The most particular elements of the antiquarium are the three stelae of Caven, dating back to the third millennium.
Museo della Guerra Bianca
Temu'
(16 Km)
The White War Museum was established in 1974 with the intent to preserve the historical and military heritage of the Great War in Adamello. The exhibition venue hosts about 1500 materials that offer the opportunity to understand life in the trenches and at high altitude, during the struggles between the troops of the Kingdom of Italy and those of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Museo Civico
Bormio
(20 Km)
The Museum is set up in the De Simoni Castle. It was opened to the public in 1962. Inside there are about 3000 objects in fourteen rooms, each of which represents a different historical period in the area with all the elements dating back to the time treated. Currently, the museum is open to the public.
Museo Mineralogico e Naturalistico
Bormio
(21 Km)
The Mineralogical and Naturalistic Museum was opened in 1972. The largest collection that presents all the secrets of nature through a map showing the treasures of the mountains of Sondrio is that of Edy Romani with more than 14,000 crystals and minerals. At the Museum you can also admire curated naturalistic reconstructions and the workshop with the stone cutting machine.
Castello di Incudine Diroccato
Incudine
(11 Km)
The Castle of Anvil presumably dates back to the end of the 9th century, a period when the invasions of the Hungarians took place. All the information we have about it, given by various scholars, is not certain. It is assumed, in fact, that it was part of other buildings of this type. By analyzing the structure, however, it is possible to make it go back between the 15th and 18th centuries. Today, only a few ruins remain, surrounded by greenery.
Torre de li Beli Miri
Teglio
(21 Km)
The tower dates back to the Middle Ages, and was part of a castle that no longer exists due to numerous attacks over the years. From its position it can be assumed that it was part of the castle's surveillance system. Its shape is that of a square plan, which is the result of continuous restoration work. Today you can visit freely and it is a place suitable for those who love nature.
Castello San Maria Diroccato
Tirano
(13 Km)
The castle of Santa Maria Diroccato is known as Castellaccio. So called by the homonymous church and hospital of which traces are found already in the twelfth century. While it is thought that the origins of the structure date back to the fifteenth century, since the time of Ludovico il Moro, who had greatly appreciated the excellent geographical position of the structure. The ruins of the castle and the tower have survived to the present day.
Torre di Fraele
Valdidentro
(22 Km)
The Tower of Fraele is one of the most important fortifications of the Municipality. It dates back to 1391 and is more than 1900 meters high. The building has a rectangular structure and has always been used as a defensive system. Today it is in good condition thanks to the remarkable restorations made over the years.
Forte Venini
Valdisotto
(20 Km)
Fort Venini is located in the municipality of Valdisotto not far from the town of Oga. The building also known as Forte di Oga was built between 1909 and 1912 on the hills of Dossaccio. Today, after some restoration work, it houses the Museum of the Great War.
Museo Vallivo della Valfurva "Mario Testorelli"
Valfurva
(21 Km)
The Vallivo Museum has an enormous historical and ethnographic heritage. Each visitor has the opportunity to learn about history, culture, peasant traditions and artisans of the valley
Basilica Madonna di Tirano
Tirano
(13 Km)
The Basilica Madonna di Tirano has three naves, a Latin cross and is the most beautiful example of the Renaissance in Valtellina. Almost exaggerately rich in stuccoes and sculptures, it preserves, inside, a colossal organ, precious work of carving.
Piazza Cavour / Kuerc
Bormio
(20 Km)
The first testimonies of the square date back to 1000 BC. Located in the Middle Ages, it was rebuilt after a glimpse of Mount Reit buried the district of Drossorovina. Most of today's buildings date back to a period after the fire set by the Spanish in 1621.Among them the Palazzo del Podesta, the Cortivo and the Kuerc.
Torre delle Ore (o torre civica)
Bormio
(20 Km)
Built in the Middle Ages and several times rearranged over the centuries, the tower houses two bells obtained from the merger of the Bajona, the great bell that recalled the population for meetings, parties or dangers.
Chiesa collegiata dei SS. Gervasio e Protasio
Bormio
(20 Km)
It was destroyed by the Spaniards in 1621, before being rebuilt during the '600. The interior offers chapels rich in shovels, paintings and wooden altars. The organ, built in 1638, is located above the chapel of the Lamentation. The presbytery is rich in artistic elements including the two canvases dedicated to the patron saints Gervasio and Protasio
Chiesa di S.Antonio Abate o del SS. Crocifisso
Bormio
(20 Km)
Built from 1368, the Church preserves interesting cycles of frescoes, including a small Crucifixion performed by Agostino Ferrari in 1376, the stories of St. Anthony's life in the presbytery as well as some saints and prophets on the triumphal arch. The right altar also preserves the thaumaturgic Crucifix
Ponte di Combo
Bormio
(20 Km)
It took on its characteristic arched shape in 1591 and still preserves two votive chapels dedicated to St. John Nepomuceno and to the transport of a copy of the Holy Crucifix of Combo to Catalonia. In the Middle Ages it was the only way to access the town from the Frodolfo stream.
Chiesa del Sassello
Bormio
(20 Km)
Built since the end of 1398, it was decorated and furnished in the first decades of the '400. The seventeenth-century renovation produced a series of furnishings and canvases, among which is noteworthy is the wooden altar executed by the sculptor G.P. of the Rocca di Bormio. The altarpiece depicts Mary's visit to Elizabeth, a saint who is titled the church.
Palazzo ex Ginnasio
Bormio
(20 Km)
The palace belonged to the Alberti and from them transferred to the countryside in order to establish a school. Among the various works created on the walls there is a fifteenth-century fresco depicting the visit of the Magi, painted by the Milanese Bortolino De Buri. The building communicates with the church of S. Ignazio thanks to an elevated passage.
Chiesa di Santo Spirito
Bormio
(20 Km)
It offers a remarkable cycle of frescoes dating back to the 15th and 16th centuries; its walls of the nave portray the most revered saints once in the valleys of Bormiese, while the vault portrays apostles, evangelists and fathers of the church in addition to the depiction of the Holy Spirit
Palazzo De Simoni
Bormio
(20 Km)
It stands on an ancient medieval mansion dating back to the 17th century, in which the De Simoni family moved in the first half of the '600. The complex consists of a palace, medieval tower, church and garden and inside are preserved the typical “sc'tue” as well as numerous frescoed rooms. It is home to the Civic Museum of Bormio.
Chiesetta della Madonna dell'Adamello
Edolo
(21 Km)
The Church of Madonna dell'Adamello, is located on the slope near the beautiful Lake Venerocolo. It was built during World War I, and is the only example of an artifact of military origin still visible near the Garibaldi Hut.
Chiesa di Santa Maria Maggiore
Sondalo
(6 Km)
The Church of Santa Maria Maggiore di Sondalo was annexed to the Benedictine monastery of S. Abbondio di Como and was the head of the Pleban Church of Mazzo. In 1445 it became an autonomous parish and in 1469, on the occasion of a profound restoration, it was once again consecrated. In the following centuries the church was enlarged and restructured several times. In the seventeenth century the old church, equipped with three altars, was partially knocked down and replaced with a new one. In the building there are a precious cross from the 16th century and many pictorial works, also coming from other churches in Sondalo.