The Muggio Valley

The characteristics of the valley are peace and quiet, beautiful scenery, unspoilt surroundings.

The Muggio Valley is a typical prealpine valley whose territory includes the following nine villages: Bruzella, Cabbio, Caneggio, Casima, Castel San Pietro, Monte, Morbio Superiore, Muggio e Sagno (3,700 hectares).

Agriculture still plays an important role in the region, even though it is no longer primary, as it was up till the first half of the twentieth century.
In fact with the arrival of motor cars a daily commute has spread from the valley to the plain.
Thanks to the major mobility of the population, since the second half of the 20th century the valley has been able to avoid the risk of depopulation and the number of inhabitants in almost all the communes has even remained stable.

In fact, almost all of the territory is made up of alps and woods at an altitude of between 300 e 1,700 metres above sea level.

For the keen walker the flora and fauna are of special interest. In the valley various species of trees (birch, elm, beech, chestnut, nut) and flowers (cyclamens, primroses, violets, gentians, as well as alchemilla {lady’s mantle} and hellebore) can be found.

Numerous species of birds are present: nuthatches, wrynecks, magpies, titmice. Other animals can be added: small vertebrates like moles and rodents; big mammals like chamois which can be found in number in the area of Generoso, often in little groups of three – four; last but not least since the 90s deer and roe deer.

Thanks to the efforts of the Ethnographic Museum of the Muggio Valley various buildings of historical interest have been restructured (the mill in Bruzella, bird-nets in Scudellate, ice-pits) which give added interest to excursions in the valley.

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