At the foot of Mount Burello, the territory of Torrano is nestled between the right bank of the Gordana stream and the Mezzema canal. The village has close ties with the inhabitants of the valley below, which can be accessed via the old road that descends directly to Cavezzana. Along this route, there is also a cemetery located a few hundred metres from the parish church. This church, dedicated to St. Geminiano, is an ancient institution, already mentioned in the tithes records at the end of the 13th century, where the mediaeval chapel of Torrano is cited as being connected to that of the nearby Cavezzana Gordana, both dependent on the parish church of Urceola-Saliceto. During the 16th century, they were elevated to the status of a single parish and became autonomous in 1622. Inside the church, on the wall of the presbytery, there is a beautifully crafted marble tabernacle dated 1533.

Torrano has always been a large and vibrant community, sustaining itself through an agricultural economy based on the cultivation of the rare flatlands, the care of chestnut forests, and livestock farming. Just a few decades ago, much of the local economy was centred on the fascinating isolated peak of Mount Burello. The cultivation, harvesting, and processing of chestnuts into precious sweet flour engaged generations of the people of Torrano, shaping the organisation and appearance of the village, where numerous drying sheds were present for this purpose.