A place to discover!
Valtellina surprises not only by the beautiful landscape, but also for the cordiality and kindness, and of course about its food - we are in Italy!
Our first stop: Chiavenna, almost 7Kms from the Swiss boarder. Saturday is the day of a market with local products that lies in the valley between the Swiss alps and the Italians villages.
Known by producer the famous Italian meat: Bresaola, delicious Italian meat. But 'in loco' I discovered much more things.
Do you know what is a Crotto? It is a typical natural cavity of the mountainous regions of the Alps, in particular the areas of Lake Como, Valchiavenna and Canton Ticino. I visited some of them and this is fantastic the way that people use them! The temperature is 8C all over the year!!!
Our lunch: we decided to go to Piuro and try the Crotto Belvedere, located in front of the river Mera. A fabulous place to taste all the speciality of the region: salamis, sciatt, pizzoccheri and gnocchetti. The owner made us visit the 'crotto'! www.crottobelvedere.com
After lunch, a walk around the small village made us discover the paths to hiking. If you like sports, the place is a paradise, plenty of trails and waterfalls.
Going ahead, we arrived at the Palazzo Vertemate Franchi. What a surprise!
This 'palazzo-museum' worth a visit. The history and the conservation of the site are impressed. The guide tells about the evolution and also some curiosities from the XVII century!
www.palazzovertemate.it
After the visit, time to have a coffee and move to the Agriturismo that we have dinner and also rest. A charming place in Ardenno that all the food is produced by them and the neighborhood. Case dei Baff has a special charm and talk with the owners and listen their history about their place was a special time in our weekend.
A tip: try the ' costine cotte al lavècc' cooked for 3 hours at least.
www.lecasedeibaff.com
Known by producer the famous Italian meat: Bresaola, delicious Italian meat. But 'in loco' I discovered much more things.
Do you know what is a Crotto? It is a typical natural cavity of the mountainous regions of the Alps, in particular the areas of Lake Como, Valchiavenna and Canton Ticino. I visited some of them and this is fantastic the way that people use them! The temperature is 8C all over the year!!!
Our lunch: we decided to go to Piuro and try the Crotto Belvedere, located in front of the river Mera. A fabulous place to taste all the speciality of the region: salamis, sciatt, pizzoccheri and gnocchetti. The owner made us visit the 'crotto'! www.crottobelvedere.com
Just an information: they have also a Bed & Breakfast not far from the restaurant.
After lunch, a walk around the small village made us discover the paths to hiking. If you like sports, the place is a paradise, plenty of trails and waterfalls.
Going ahead, we arrived at the Palazzo Vertemate Franchi. What a surprise!
This 'palazzo-museum' worth a visit. The history and the conservation of the site are impressed. The guide tells about the evolution and also some curiosities from the XVII century!
www.palazzovertemate.it
After the visit, time to have a coffee and move to the Agriturismo that we have dinner and also rest. A charming place in Ardenno that all the food is produced by them and the neighborhood. Case dei Baff has a special charm and talk with the owners and listen their history about their place was a special time in our weekend.
www.lecasedeibaff.com
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