Hours and hours
of hard work, a love of the land and a passion for age-old traditions have all
contributed to the importance of Valtellina’s arts and crafts.
PEZZOTTI
Valtellina’s most famous artisanal product is the pezzotto, a colourful, hard-wearing mat made from strips of fabric that are hand-woven on wooden looms. A mix of cotton, wool, velvet and silk, the rags are transformed from a
simple pieces of local cloth into original, refined furnishing accessories to
take home as souvenirs from your holiday in splendid Valtellina. Go looking for the secrets of this ancient tradition in the most
characteristic villages, in Ponte in Valtellina for example, or in Val
d’Arigna, on the Orobic side, where the noble art of rag rugs is still handed
down from one generation to the next.
PEDÜ
Pedü are the traditional cloth shoes that the people of Valmalenco wore up until the 1950s. Today, this quality artisanal product is manufactured using a mix of innovative and natural materials.
PIETRA OLLARE
Pietra ollare, a variety of serpentinite with extremely high heat resistance, is extracted in Valmalenco and Valchiavenna. It is used to make lavecc, pots that are perfect for cooking stew, risotto, and sauces, as well as flat pioda, cooking slabs that are ideal for grilled meats. Piode , which are split from a schist variety of serpentinite, are also used as roofing tiles.
