Civico Museo Setificio Monti
From the 16th century onwards, the Lombardy region experienced a growing number of activities related to silk: silkworm breeding, cocoon spinning, twisting, and weaving. On the Lecco branch of Lake Como.
In Abbadia Lariana, a throwing mill awaits you, preserved as it was in the mid-19th century and transformed into a museum.
Restored and enriched with contemporary materials from other now-disappeared spinning mills, since 1998 it has become the Civico Museo Setificio Monti.
Virtual tour
Discover a taste of our content with this virtual tour, a project of the museum system of the province of Lecco: www.tour-sistemamuseale.provincia.lecco.it
Explore Civico Museo Setificio Monti
Intorno al 1818 Pietro Monti, setaiolo, dai territori a sud di Milano arrivò ad Abbadia.
La seta è una delle fibre tessili più antiche e, secondo la tradizione cinese, era già utilizzata già nel XXVII secolo a.C.