Torre di Santa Maria

Together with Spriana, Caspoggio, Lanzada and Chiesa in Valmalenco, Torre di Santa Maria is one of the five villages that make up Valmalenco.

POPULATION

839

DENSITY

18.96 inhabitants/sq. km

AREA

44.24 sq. km

ELEVATION

795 m a.s.l.

PATRON SAINT

Nativity of Mary

The origin of the name refers to the past existence of a castle or a fortress.

The origin of the name refers to the past presence of a castle home and some towers mentioned in some documents of the 14th Century. Their remains can still be visited in Volardi.

Torre di Santa Maria is a summer holiday resort, the ideal starting point for hikes and the renown High Route of Valmalenco. The parish church of Saint Mary, built in the 15th century, rebuilt in 1620 and extended in 1919,

houses a precious painting by Fermo Stella, depicting the Adoration of the Child by the Virgin Mary and some Saints. The economy of Torre is based on summer tourism and talc and stone processing.