Overview
The name Chiavenna derives from 'key of the Alps' due to the strategic position in which the village is located, a crossroads of the important routes that cross the Alps and therefore always a stopping place for commercial traffic. Places to visit include the beautiful Via Dolzino with its ancient palazzi with beautiful portals and pierced balconies, the 15th-century Palazzo Balbiani with two cylindrical towers and the Paradiso Park (now an archaeological and botanical garden), the Collegiate Church of San Lorenzo, the Museo del Tesoro and the Bottonera Mill, a rare example of industrial archaeology. Near the town, on the other hand, it is worth visiting the Marmitte dei Giganti Park, an area under regional protection, which amazes with its formations of glacial origin carved into the rock.
23022 Chiavenna SO, Italia
