History guide Chiavenna

The hiking route begins at the St. Lorenz Kollegiatkirche, the main church building in the village. In the collegiate church is the "Museo del Tesoro", the so-called treasure museum, where the following is exhibited:
Numerous furnishings of precious vestments and sacred furnishings, an extremely rare musical manuscript from the XI century and a masterpiece, the "Pace di Chiavenna " is called. It is a gospel book cover, from the XII century, with applied gold, precious stones and precious miniatures.


After the picturesque village square "Piazza del Castello" you reach the old artisan quarter, where The mill, "Mulino di Bottonera" is located: it was founded in 1867 and is an extremely rare example of industrial architecture, where the uninterrupted working atmosphere of the millers from the nineteenth century still survives.

After a short On the way to the north, a hiking trail begins that leads from the center of Chiavenna through the nature reserve of the "Marmitte dei Giganti" to the village of Prosto.

You hike in the constant shade of the cardboard , Platane- and Eschenwalder that grow along the river "Mera". Along this path there are characteristic structures of some "crotti".
These natural grottos are formed by huge, pushed together boulders and form excellent cellars for the storage of food, sausages and wine.

These "crotti" are an ideal opportunity to stop for a tasting and a snack.

In the area of the "Crotti" of Prosto there is the possibility of delving into the past by visiting both the workshop where the earthenware was worked and the MOW, where for centuries The "Biscotin de Prost" biscuits are made.

In the locality of Prosto di Piuro, where the landscape is dominated by the chestnut woods, is the Vertemate Franchi Palace. It is one of the most interesting Renaissance vilts of ours Region, with large and small rooms, which are completely painted with mythological frescoes, the rooms of which have carved and inlaid walls and ceilings. At the end of a hiking trail full of historical and cultural references, one can see the fascinating water fold "Acquafraggia", with its double water jump, which can also be reached via a well-equipped fitness trail.