Valtellina
Sign in to savethumb|Proposed flag for Valchiavenna (upper left), Upper Valtellina (upper right) and Valtellina (lower part) thumb|Monte Disgrazia (3,678m) in the north of the Valtellina thumb|A view of the Valtellina from Castel Grumello thumb|The San Marco Pass in the south of the Valtellina Valtellina or the Valtelline (occasionally spelled as two words in English: Val Telline; ; or ; ; ) is a valley in the Lombardy region of northern Italy, bordering Switzerland. Today it is known for its ski centre, hot spring spas, bresaola, cheeses (in particular Bitto, named after the river Bitto) and wines. It was a
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- Geography
- History
- Antiquity and the middle ages
- Early modern period
- 18th and 19th centuries
- Mussolini and the Valtellina Redoubt
- Culture and language
- Folklore
- ''L'è foeu el sginer'' and ''l'è foeu l'ors de la tana''
- ''Intraverser l'ann''
- The ''gabinat''
- ''Andà a ciamà l'erba'' (Let's go call the grass)
- The ''Carneval vegg'' (Old Carnival)
- The ''Carneval di Mat'' (Carnival of the fools)
- ''La coscrizione'' (the conscription)
- ''I Pasquali''
- ''Il Palio delle Contrade''
- Wines
- Tourism
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Proposed flag for Valchiavenna (upper left), Upper Valtellina (upper right) and Valtellina (lower part) thumb|Monte Disgrazia (3,678m) in the north of the Valtellina thumb|A view of the Valtellina from Castel Grumello thumb|The San Marco Pass in the south of the Valtellina Valtellina or the Valtelline (occasionally spelled as two words in English: Val Telline; ; or ; ; ) is a valley in the Lombardy region of northern Italy, bordering Switzerland. Today it is known for its ski centre, hot spring spas, bresaola, cheeses (in particular Bitto, named after the river Bitto) and wines. It was a key Alpine pass between northern Italy and Germany. The control of the Valtellina was much sought after, particularly during the Thirty Years' War as it was an important part of the Spanish Road.
==Geography== The most important comune of the valley is Sondrio; the others major centres are Aprica, Morbegno, Tirano, Bormio and Livigno. Although Livigno is on the northern side of the alpine watershed, it is considered part of Valtellina as it falls within the province of Sondrio.