At the beginning of the road that leads from the Valdaso provincial road to Monte Vidon Combatte, on the right-hand side, stands a complex of buildings now partly dilapidated but of great historical interest, —now partly dilapidated but of great historical interest—known as “Il Maglio” or “La Castelletta.”
The structure features different architectural elements: one building shows typical characteristics of a place of worship; another preserves the remains of a structure for grinding grain, probably a water mill; while a third building appears to have been an ancient rural dwelling.
The name Maglio refers specifically to the activity of working materials using the motive power of water, while La Castelletta suggests the possible presence, in medieval times, of a small fortified settlement.
Today, this place —suspended between history, archaeology and rural memory — speaks of the area’s productive origins and its deep connection with water and rural life.
