Teglio (''Téi'' in Valtellinese dialect) is a ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...

'' (municipality) in the Province of Sondrio in the

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

region Lombardy, located about northeast of

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

and about east of Sondrio, on the border with Switzerland. The main attraction is the

Palazzo Besta Palazzo Besta is a Renaissance building in Teglio, in the province of Sondrio, Lombardy, northern Italy. It was built by the Besta family around 1433, commissioned by Azzo I and Azzo II Besta, perhaps over a pre-existing medieval edifice. Later i ...

, one of the main Renaissance residences in Lombardy.

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Cities and towns in Lombardy {{Sondrio-geo-stub