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In February, while the Olympic Games shine a spotlight on the competitions, Sondrio offers, in synergy with Winter Events in Piazza Garibaldi, a cultural proposal to experience our beautiful territory in full!
Urban walks, exhibitions, meetings, performances, and moments of discovery: a calendar of initiatives designed for those who love culture, nature, and authentic experiences, both inside and outside the city's venues.
Each appointment is an invitation to explore Sondrio from different perspectives, among art, landscapes, stories, and words.
Valley4Actions - Guided Tours
FEBRUARY 2026
ON THE DAYS
Friday 6 - Saturday 7 Sunday 8 Saturday 14 - Sunday 15 Saturday 21 - Sunday 22
OPENING OF THE WINE ROOMS AT PALAZZO MARTINENGO
Immersive video projections.
🕐 From 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
📍 Palazzo Martinengo Via Perego, 1 Sondrio
FRIDAY 6
I LIGARI: A FAMILY, A WORKSHOP
Among works, drawings, tools, and stories of a dynasty of artists. A journey through art, memory, and daily life that makes the Ligari family the protagonists of a century of Valtellinese artistic history.
🕐 5:00 PM
📍 MVSA Museum Via Maurizio Quadrio, 27
SATURDAY 7
THE HEART OF THE CITY: THE SQUARES OF SONDRIO
A guided tour that leads to the discovery of the city's main squares: Piazza Garibaldi, Piazza Campello, Piazza Quadrivio, and Piazza Cavour.
End of the tour at the immersive Wine Rooms of Palazzo Martinengo with tasting.
Duration 1h
🕐 At 2:00 PM and 3:30 PM
📍 Infopoint Piazza Campello, 1 Sondrio
LANDSCAPE ACCORDS: VISIONS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY AT MVSA
Landscapes, light, and memories of Valtellina told by the artists of the twentieth century.
The visit to the permanent exhibition "Landscape Accords" will guide you through a selection of paintings belonging to the Twentieth Century Section of MVSA.
🕐 5:00 PM
📍 MVSA Museum Via Maurizio Quadrio, 27
8 FEBRUARY 2026
THE HEART OF THE CITY: CASTEL MASEGRA AND SURROUNDINGS
The visit takes place through the ancient peasant district of Scarpatetti with its typical rural houses with wooden balconies and the stone "involt" up to the castle that overlooks Sondrio. End of the tour at the immersive Wine Rooms of Palazzo Martinengo with tasting. Duration 1h 🕐 At 2:00 PM and 3:30 PM 📍 Infopoint Piazza Campello, 1 Sondrio
SONDRIO SEGRETA: 25 CENTURIES OF STORIES Views, secrets, and events that have built the city. In this visit, you will discover views, events, and hidden details through historical photographs, models, and maps that restore the fabric of the city between past and present. 🕐 5:00 PM 📍 MVSA Museum Via Maurizio Quadrio, 27
FRIDAY 13 AND SATURDAY 14 FEBRUARY 2026
FRIDAY 13 RELIGIOUS ART IN VALTELLINA: SYMBOLS AND DEVOTION Paintings, sculptures, and liturgical objects, stories of faith and community. In this visit, you will discover how art became a vehicle for spirituality and memory, how the gestures of the faithful and artists intertwined, and how each object preserved stories of beliefs, rituals, and shared values. 🕐 5:00 PM 📍 MVSA Museum Via Maurizio Quadrio, 27
SATURDAY 14 ARCHAEOLOGY OF VALTELLINA: SIGNS AND STORIES Artifacts, objects, and everyday gestures of the ancient communities that inhabited our valleys. The visit to the Archaeology section of MVSA allows you to discover Valtellina through the material traces left by its inhabitants over the centuries. 🕐 5:00 PM 📍 MVSA Museum Via Maurizio Quadrio, 27
SUNDAY 15
SOFT TREKKING TO THE FOOTBRIDGE ON THE CASSANDRE AND FRAZIONE PONCHIERA
Visit to the pedestrian and cycle bridge suspended 100 meters high over the Mallero Stream, which connects two small mountain districts of Sondrio.
Then continuing to the district of Ponchiera to admire the Grumello vineyards.
End of the tour at the immersive Wine Rooms of Palazzo Martinengo with tasting.
Duration 2h
🕐 At 2:30 PM
📍 Infopoint Piazza Campello, 1 Sondrio
PALAZZO SASSI DE' LAVIZZARI: ITS STORIES, ITS INHABITANTS
Among rooms, collections, and tales of its inhabitants, in this visit, you will discover stories of people and objects that, along with the rooms, continue to speak, making the palace a living and fascinating narrator.
🕐 5:00 PM
📍 MVSA Museum Via Maurizio Quadrio, 27
THURSDAY 19
A CRACK IN THE TWILIGHT
by Gene Gnocchi, Luca Fois, and Massimo Bozza with Gene Gnocchi, Diego Cassani on guitar Luna di Miele Productions.
After 40 years of honorable service, Gene Gnocchi feels the need to reveal everything that no longer sits well with him about this work. Characters, ways of doing things, habits that he can no longer tolerate. A crack, indeed, in the twilight of a long career.
An ironic, public confession that ranges from Alberto Angela to Bruno Vespa, selfies, coming out, passing through General Vannacci, Gianni Morandi, and the singer's company. In a word: unmissable.
🕐 8:45 PM
📍 Teatro Sociale di Sondrio
FRIDAY 20
CLOTHING AND STORIES: FASHION AND MEMORY AT MVSA
From historical portraits to reproductions: characters and costumes from the Sixteenth to the Twentieth century.
In this visit, you will discover reproductions of costumes from the Sixteenth to the Twentieth century, inspired by portraits from the history section, and understand how fashion, form, and function are closely linked to people's lives.
⏰ 5:00 PM
📍 MVSA Museum Via Maurizio Quadrio, 27
SATURDAY 21
THE HEART OF THE CITY: THE STREET OF PALACES
A guided tour that winds along an ancient path that crossed the alpine capital.
Along the route, one can admire ancient noble houses with baroque portals, wrought iron balconies, and vaulted entrances.
End of the tour at the immersive Wine Rooms of Palazzo Martinengo with tasting.
Duration 1h
🕐 At 2:00 PM and 3:30 PM
📍 Infopoint Piazza Campello, 1 Sondrio
THE SNOWS OF LAST YEAR: WINTER VISIONS IN ART
A journey through landscapes, light, and languages of snow.
The exhibition "The Snows of Last Year" invites you to look at winter with new eyes: not merely as a meteorological phenomenon, but as an expressive language that traverses epochs and styles.
🕐 5:00 PM
📍 MVSA Museum Via Maurizio Quadrio, 27
SATURDAY 21
THE HEART OF THE CITY: THE STREET OF PALACES
A guided tour that winds along an ancient path that crossed the alpine capital.
Along the route, one can admire ancient noble houses with baroque portals, wrought iron balconies, and vaulted entrances.
End of the tour at the immersive Wine Rooms of Palazzo Martinengo with tasting.
Duration 1h
🕐 At 2:00 PM and 3:30 PM
📍 Infopoint Piazza Campello, 1 Sondrio
THE SNOWS OF LAST YEAR: WINTER VISIONS IN ART
A journey through landscapes, light, and languages of snow.
The exhibition "The Snows of Last Year" invites you to look at winter with new eyes: not merely as a meteorological phenomenon, but as an expressive language that traverses epochs and styles.
🕐 5:00 PM
📍 MVSA Museum Via Maurizio Quadrio, 27
SUNDAY 22
FRAGMENTA: STORIES RECOMPOSED AT MVSA
From archaeology to restoration, between ancient plasters and wooden statues. The visit to the new exhibition Fragmenta tells how fragments of the past take on new life.
A journey through archaeology, art, and restoration that shows how each fragment and each work preserves memories to interpret, transforming the museum into a place of discovery and narration.
🕐 5:00 PM
📍 MVSA Museum Via Maurizio Quadrio, 27
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