Rabbi

The town of Rabbi includes the entire valley with the same name, travelled by Rabbies torrent, (hence the name of the valley) and punctuated by a fifty settlements scattered on both sides of the valley, of which the most important and populous are Pracorno, San Bernardo, Rabbi Sources and Piazzola.

The valley began to be permanently inhabited only from the XI-XII century, was first seen merely as a kind of nature reserve, forest and pasture so seasonally frequented by people of the Val di Sole Then there was a real baby boomer registered from mid-fifteenth century.

New impetus to economic activities in the valley was given to half 600 by, the discovery of thermal water The sacred buildings are the church of particularly significant are the church of Pracorno, Piazzola and San Bernardo, built between 1957 and 1959, where we find a great large fresco by Carlo Bonacina (1906-2001) depicting San Bernardo, the Via Crucis signed and dated (1755) by Matthias Lamp.

Pracorno

We are the first country in the Val di Rabbi (Height: 851 m above sea level population: 322), characterized by its terraced fields, crossed by the Rabbies Around this town, the third in size in Val di Rabbi, there are many other small scattered towns, including Favaro, Ingenga, Dadi, Cagliari, Tomasi, Pozze, Scolari,Citoi, Parolotti.

Distinguished by the sawmills and cattle herds that are the main economic activities. The village is made up of several scattered farm, including Vide, Ingenga and Oltem (Doc. 1312) seats in the left bank of Rabbies.

Pracorno throughout early 800 was subject to the jurisdiction of feudal Caldesia and Thunn. Founded in 1800 with San Bernardo and pitch and Piazzola and the dozens of hamlets around the town of Rabbi. In 1802 it was built the first church dedicated to Madonna of Caravaggio, in 1829 and was erected the curazia.

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