9 - Soglio

As testified by archaeological finds, the site was inhabited since prehistoric times. On documents, its name appears for the first time in the year 1219. The village is situated on a sunny terrace on the north side of the valley. The evangelistic church cited in 1354 with the name of San Laurenzio is here. It was re-structured and extended in 1506 and in 1750.
Also of importance is the dynasty of the von Salis-Soglio family testified by Palazzo Salis, now Hotel Palazzo Salis. It dates back to the seventeenth century and called Casa Battista; it has a beautiful relaxing baroque garden behind it with sequoias.