From the 16th century onwards, the Lombardy area became increasingly involved in activities connected with silk production: silk worm rearing, spinning coccoons, twisting and weaving.
On the Lecco branch of Lake Como, in Abbadia Lariana, there is a factory for twisting silk, preserved as it was in the mid-nineteenth century and turned into a museum.
Preserved, restored and with the collection expanded with material from other silk mills which have long vanished, in 1998 it became the Monti Civic Silk Museum.
It contains one of the largest working silk twisting machines in Europe.
For virtual visits:
Get a taste of our content with this virtual tour, a project of the museum network Sistema Museale of the province of Lecco:
Click here to visit the official website of the Monti Civic Silk Museum
