The oldest parts of the Somür were built in the 13th century. The high wall is made of large stone blocks which once supported a typically Romanesque mushroom-shaped wooden structure. In the past many houses in Val Badia were built in this style, although only a few are still preserved in the Ladin areas today. Over the course of time, another wall was built, and so the typical shape is now hidden under another external wall. Nevertheless, the Somür is still considered to be a mushroom house.

In its early days, Somür was the priest's house, a task to which it was ideally suited, given its location right next to the church and cemetery. The parish of "Maria zum Guten Rat", which can be translated as "Mary of the Good Counsel", was an important and popular place of pilgrimage well known even beyond the local region. Then the people of Marebbe built a new rectory for the priest and Somür was converted into an inn, which it remained for 500 years. For a time there was also a school and a small shop there.

This date is carved into the wood above a window in the cosy old parlour known as the "Stöa" by the Ladins. It means that the wooden panels covering the walls were brought here in 1644 and that this lounge is one of the oldest in the whole Val Badia. The "Stöa" is a place for sitting comfortably together, eating or drinking, reading a book from our small library and even sometimes singing with us. In the wooden panelling you will find burn marks from candles and carved faces. Outside, in keeping with tradition and ancient beliefs, the window frames are painted blue.

In 1850 the Somür was still an inn. At that time, richer and more privileged families often arranged to build a veranda on their homes and the Somür’s owners obviously joined in with this trend. Somür's veranda consists of two floors and faces south, making it part of the Stöa and Sorá apartments. The Swiss stone pine wood that was used for construction was lavishly decorated making it a real eye-catcher. In those days, the Somür was a popular motif on many postcards. It was probably a very important building. The colours of the Somür – yellow, red and black – also date from this time. The wood carvings on the building were painted in these three colours.