since 1923

It was a summer morning in 1923, when Bernardo and Emilia opened the doors of a small grocery box in the center of Livigno for the first time.

The store is replenished regularly, but only in the summer months. During the long winters, due to the abundant snowfalls, time stops and silence falls.
There is no connection with the world outside the valley.

Necessity becomes ingenuity. Bernardo invents, builds and patents the first snowmobile allowing Livigno to always have an easy way of communicating with reality.

The years go by, the Botìa grows, transforms and enlarges, but continues to be a point of reference for anyone who passes by.

The state road also opens in the winter months, slowly bringing ski tourism. La Botìa is the background to this transition. Villagers and adventurers continue to rely on her and she satisfies everyone, without distinction.

Bernardo and Emilia want to enjoy some well-deserved years of rest. With more and more tourists arriving, young forces are needed.
It is Armida, Rosanna and Gustavo, the sons of the two pioneers who take over the shop.

Now, with more and more tourists, it is necessary to give another cut to the shop to keep up with the trends and to try to stand out among the other shops.
Perfumery is born.

Over the years, the Botìa renews itself, changes and continues to grow. Thus the eyewear department was born and the food sector was modernized. However, the aim always remains the same: to be a point of reference for all customers, to serve them, satisfy them and make them happy.

The Cantoni brothers, like their parents some time before, decide to entrust everything that is and represents the Botìa Cantoni, in the hands of the third generation: the nephew Mirco, and his wife Nicoletta.

Genetics takes its course. In the grandchildren we see the same desire and resourcefulness that the grandfather had. The shop continues its process of constant change and growth undaunted, opening up to niches such as whiskey collecting, teas, herbal teas and clothing.