Near the town of Luseti, along the Toscolano stream, some ruins of ancient paper mills have now blended in with the vegetation and are truly evocative. For this reason, the valley below is called "valley of paper mills" and it is no coincidence that not far from here there is a Paper Museum.

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1. Maina Superiore Ruins – Valley of the Paper Mills loop from Toscolano Maderno

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2. Ruins of the Old Paper Mill – Maina Superiore Ruins loop from Cecina

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3. Maina Superiore Ruins – Ruins of the Old Paper Mill loop from Toscolano Maderno

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Elevation 150 m

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Location: Toscolano-Maderno, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy

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