Museo Civico
Bormio
(17 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
(17 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.
Forte Venini
Valdisotto
(19 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
(15 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
Palazzo ex Ginnasio
Bormio
(17 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.
Palazzo De Simoni
Bormio
(17 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.
Piazza Cavour / Kuerc
Bormio
(17 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.
Chiesa collegiata dei SS. Gervasio e Protasio
Bormio
(17 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
(18 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
Chiesa del Sassello
Bormio
(18 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.
Chiesa di Santo Spirito
Bormio
(17 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
Sant'Agata
Commezzadura
(29 Km)
It dates back to the late 1400s and has an asymmetric plan, announced with a great St Christopher frescoed in 1495. Simone Baschènis painted in fresh biblical figures and the story of St. Agatha, of great value are also the three altars and statues.
Chiesa di San Lorenzo
Dimaro
(32 Km)
Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista
Dimaro
(32 Km)
Forte Gomagoi
Stelvio
(6 Km)
On the Italian border there is a large system of Austrian fortifications of which Fort Gomagoi. This fortress, together with other fortifications, form, all together, the Gomagoi barrier. The Fort of Gomagoi was built in 1859. It was intended to impress the invaders, so it served to defend the boundaries of the Austrian empire.
Castello di Ossana
Ossana
(27 Km)
The Castle of Ossana was built according to a quadrangular structure of 25 meters. Inside there is also a chapel built in honor of San Michele. After some restorations, since 1996 the Castle can be visited by everyone.
Casa del Dazio
Dimaro
(32 Km)
Castello dei Pezzen
Croviana
(32 Km)
The Pezzèn Castle is located in the municipality of Croviana. Initially it belonged to the Valtellina family, later, it passed into the hands of several owners. Currently, the building is a private home.
Casa Guardi
Commezzadura
(31 Km)
This was the paternal home of Francesco Guardi da Mastellina, famous painter. High and massive, gable roof, windows framed in stone, portal full sixth of Renaissance forms, of rusticated tins, scudetto noble sacred painting mural
Chiesa di Santa Maria Maggiore
Sondalo
(29 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.
Ponte di Combo
Bormio
(17 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.
Torre delle Ore (o torre civica)
Bormio
(17 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.
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.
Dolomiti
Commezzadura
(30 Km)
The village of Almazzago in the Municipality of Commezzadura, owns a wonderful hiking area in the Brenta Dolomites, Orti della Regina in Vagliana.