Research topic: Valtellina

Valtellina , Alpine valley of the upper Adda River, c.75 mi (120 km) long, in Lombardy, N Italy, extending from Lake Como to the Stelvio Pass. The main towns are Sondrio and Tirano. The valley is a fertile agricultural region, known for its wine. With the adjoining counties of Bormio and Chiavenna , the Valtellina was seized (1512) from Milan by the Grisons , which subsequently ruled the district—its richest and most populous possession—as a subject territory. By the start of the Thirty Years War (1618-48), the stoutly Roman Catholic inhabitants of the Valtellina were ready for... Read more