Tresivio

Tresivio is a small mountain village nestled on the Rhaetian mountainside and crossed by the castles route.

POPULATION

2024

DENSITY

134,84 inhabitants/sq. km

AREA

15,01 sq. km

ELEVATION

520 m a.s.l.

PATRON SAINT

St. Peter and Paul

Deriva dal lombardo orientale tresif (mangiatoia), che a sua volta deriva dal latino praesaepe, con lo stesso significato.

The first settlements date back to the Roman age, but the village gained great importance during the Visconti and Sforza seignories (1323-1500), when it became the seat of the supreme court of the valley and of the governor. The decadence began around mid-18th century. Nowadays, the economy of the town is mainly based on agriculture, in particular on apple growing.

Several religious buildings are worth a visit: the church of St. Peter and Paul, built in the 13th century and later modified, the Oratory of St. John (1722), the Oratory of the Calvary (17th century) and the Sanctuary of the Holy House of Loreto, built on a hill overlooking the valley.

Tresivio is the departing point of rural roads leading to wonderful pastures, such as Prasomaso (1200 m a.s.l. - km 8) - where there used to be an important sanatorium for the treatment of tubercolosis - and Boirolo (1516 m a.s.l. - km 11), with a spectacular view of the valley and the Orobic Alps.