Crotto Ombra, An Italian Cave Restaurant
Hidden in the middle of the Italian Alps not far from the Swiss border is the lush Valchiavenna valley where a tradition of hearty food is the perfect antidote to a long day of outside activity. Numerous natural caves and underground passages riddle the area around Chiavenna, the main town on an ancient north-south trade route (the word means “key”). These formed millions of years ago after earthquakes and landslides brought tons of large boulders crashing down. A consistent stream…