 The valley is covered in all its length from Pioverna, which stems from the Grigna and flows north and flows into Lake Como at Bellano, municipality where the river forms a spectacular gorge called the Ravine of Bellano.Cheese
The dairy production is the strength of the economy of Valsassina.The new cheese makers have not forgotten the ancient livestock raising rules which provide, among other things, the summer transfer of herds on the pastures at higher altitudes.