"A Mediterranean touch in an alpine valley"
In Valchiavenna, honey, of unmistakable purity, comes from the typical flora of the area, where rich blossoms give their product to bees throughout the eseason. The Lake of Como, mitigating the climate, allows the most typical mediterranean scents to settle down, giving this valley products a particular and unique touch. This special combination of botanical species covers the whole Valchiavenna and affects honey made from flower essences of different kinds.
Robinia, chestnut and lime bloom downstream and on the side of the mountains in May. These three kinds of tree are very important to bees: their nectars produce very different aromas such as vanilla, bitterish and aromatic and they can give life to amazing ...

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