A path is a story, a script. The steps tread the paths as the eye advances between the lines, from word to word. And at each step, it is the world that opens up, reveals itself. The book of the Scalve Valley and, partially of the Camonica Valley is no exception. You will find the surprising traces of centuries of history and stories, scattered among the paintings in churches, the tunnels of mines, the courtyards of houses. You will discover with amazement that Archbishop Angelo Maj, the philologist to whom Leopardi dedicated one of his civic songs, was born in these mountains. Or the extraordinary sculptor Giovanni Giuseppe Piccini. That master carvers came from the Como area to build the largest bell tower in these valleys, in Vilminore. And then the arts of daily life, iron mining, tending the forest, cultivating the land, milk processing. All that remains is to wish you a safe journey…

On the map, the funnel-shaped symbol in the top right-hand corner allows you to view points of interest in the area: use ‘culture’ to find the location of places of cultural interest.