At first glance it appears that the town has been ill-placed, being in the middle of a narrow and often dark valley; yet, a closer look at the town proves that it was easy to defend and served as a commercial centre and toll station for merchants passing through the city, thus providing lucrative trading opportunities for the citizens.
Chiusa era una città facile da difendere ed essendo una città commerciale ed un punto di pagamento del pedaggio per i venditori che attraversavano le Alpi, costituì un’ottima fonte di guadagno per i cittadini.