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Sondrio (Italian: [ˈsondrjo] ⓘ; Lombard: Sùndri; Romansh: Sunder; archaic German: Sünders or Sonders; Latin: Sundrium) is an Italian city, comune and administrative centre for the province of Sondrio, located in the heart of the Valtellina. As of 2015, Sondrio counted approximately 21,876 inhabitants.
Museums, gourmet treats, a lively cultural program with the theater and the public library as venues and much more. Come and experience Sondrio now.
- La Via Dei Palazzi : The Palaces Road
- Scarpatetti Neighbourhood
- Masegra Castle
- Garibaldi Square
- Campello Square
- The Stüe
- Vineyards and The “Wine Path”
- Local Restaurants in Sondrio: The Trattorie
This nice walk that starts from the westers side of Sondrio, it crosses the Maller river and goes through the old town centre. Most of the buildings on this route are not very well pointed out. For this reason, if you want to make sure you’re not missing any of them, you better check where to find them on a map before you set out to explore. Let’s ...
Scarpatetti neighbourhood climbs up the hill to the back of Sondrio. It grew around Scarpatetti Street, which even though it’s the main street, it’s pretty narrow. It used to be the peasant’s area and it still keeps its countryside look of the past centuries. Most houses are made of stones with wooden balconies and thick beams. From the outer walls...
The castle was built with military and defensive goals. But during the centuries it changed its purpose multiple times, becoming an upper-class mansion for many years, then a farming company and later on a military barrack. Today, Masegra Castle houses the Mountain Museum, with three exhibitions on climbing, mountaineering and local nature. The vie...
The square takes its name from the statue of Garibaldi that sits at its centre. It’s a wide square from the XVIII century and many elegant buildings stand on all four sides of the squares. Most of them are nowadays banks and offices, but among the most beautiful we also find Teatro Sociale (the theatre), Martinengo palace with its medieval walls an...
The town hall and the main Sondrio’s church overlook Campello square, where politics and religion used to meet. The Collegiate Church of Saints Gervasio and Protasio, the patrons saints of Sondrio is a medieval church heavily renovated during the centuries. Pietro Ligari, the local artist we’ve already met during the Palaces tour, designed some of ...
Literally means “stove” or “heater”. It used to warm up a common room in the old houses. The stove rooms had walls covered in woods in order to absorb and keep the heat as much as possible. In Sondrio there are three original stüe left: the stüa Salis, the stüa Carbonera and the stüa Rigamonti. This last one is in the very office of the town mayor!
Valtellina is a hilly area, so whatever crop people want to cultivate has to be planted on terraces. Terraced vineyards are everywhere, you can see tons of them driving around the valley. There’s a virtual path called Strada del vino (the wine road), which winds through villages and small towns connecting wine producers. Many of them organize wine ...
I always ate well in Valtellina. But I’d like to recommend specifically two restaurants because both the quality of the meal and the service excelled. In Piazza Cavour there’s Trattoria Olmo. The menu includes both classics from the area and “classics with a twist” (I ordered a bowl of unbelievable rice with blueberries!). The wine list is extensiv...
Arriving from the lower valleys, let your eyes wander over the soaring peaks, lush terraces, and hearty traditional terraces: discover all the tourist attractions of Sondrio at the Official Tourism Website of Lombardy.
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Discover the history, culture, and nature of Sondrio, a town in the Alps where vineyards and mountains meet. Explore the stüe, the castles, the trails, and the river activities in this charming destination.
Set in the heart of the Alps, Sondrio is a little jewel, made of wood, water and stone, waiting to be discovered and rediscovered again and again. A heart rich with unexpected loveliness, immersed in a breathtaking landscape.
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