Molino del Dosso – Museo Vanseraf

About the museum

The Molino del Dosso stands in Valgerola, on the border between the municipalities of Rasura and Cosio Valtellino, along the course of the Rio Fiume. It was built at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries and was a mill made entirely of wood with two millstones, which for almost two centuries produced white flour and flour for polenta.

In the 1990s the building was abandoned and at risk of collapsing into the stream. It was restored in 1997 with local materials and traditional techniques; the stone-slab roof was rebuilt by local craftsmen known as “teciàtt”, and in 1999 the mill resumed grinding.

Today it houses the Museo etnografico Vanseraf, named after its founder Serafino Vaninetti, who collected tools and implements of the agricultural work of the area. The museum documents old trades that have now disappeared and the traditional crops of the valley, such as chestnut, rye, buckwheat and an old variety of maize.

Highlights

• Restored 19th-century wooden water mill
• Millstones and mechanisms still visible
• Collection of agricultural and craft tools of Valgerola
• Footpath along the stream from the centre of Rasura
• Revival of traditional local crops

Permanent exhibition

• Museo etnografico Vanseraf – Tools and implements of rural work collected by Serafino Vaninetti, displayed in the restored water mill.

Admission & discounts

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Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The mill is reached on foot along a path that follows the stream; information on accessibility is not available.

Kids & families

The Valtellina tourist guide lists the mill as suitable for families, schools and groups.

Getting there & parking

By car from Morbegno along the SP 7 of the Valgerola (about 8 km) as far as Rasura; from the village centre the mill can be reached in a few minutes on foot along a path that follows the stream.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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