We can currently state that tourists choose their vacations also according to the food factor…
As a matter of fact, today's traveller is more informed and if he moves around it is because he knows that in that area he can find things which he will not find elsewhere. In this sense, the Camonica Valley has a lot to offer. Here the visitor will find genuine products cultivated according to antique techniques handed down from one generation to another and transformed into tasty, delicious dishes. This is why many people come to this valley, to taste products, in an unrivalled ambiance, which can be found and, above all, bought only here. This is what makes a journey of many kilometres essential. The tastes and flavours of the Valley are rich, intense, and most of all based on mountain products. Famous cheeses hailing from this area are, to name a few, the rosa camuna (pink Camonica cheese), the Silter and the goat cheeses which are becoming just as important as those from cows. The salame, with all the pork by-products. The oven products with the typical and matchless "Spongada". The wine which, even if still undergoing an improvement phase, is already obtaining significant results.
The territory is also rich in chestnut woods, producing in autumn important fruits to be used both in pastry shops for biscuits, cakes and other sweets and in the kitchen to make a fresh, different dough or other creations, depending on what mood the chef is in. The Camonica Valley is also known for its varied types of honey (chestnut, flower essences, acacia etc..), small fruits, officinal herbs, vinegar, apple juices and liqueurs for all tastes (liquorice, coffee, mugwort-flavoured, etc…) obtained from the care and patience of the local people. For both work and enjoyment, they long to pass on the once-used methods to those who are passing through the Camonica Valley, so that the visitors can savour incomparable dishes, thus recalling the Valley in a positive manner. In the various restaurants found along the road, visitors can eat delicious foods cooked according to the old tradition or innovative combinations of dishes yet prepared with local ingredients. There is an ever increasing amount of those famous events, generally organized in summer, where it is possible to travel along programmed routes, stopping in various points to try the typical products. These are occasions when one can go on the binge, strolling around!