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Crowded Beaches… Tourists or Sheep?
If this photo made you scratch your head in confusion—seeing sheep on the beach instead of sunbathers and umbrellas—don’t worry, you’re not alone! Yet, until at least the 1940s, this was a common sight: shepherds would pass along the coast with their flocks during seasonal transhumance, following the route of the Tratturo Magno. For local residents, the sheep were unusual guests, appearing only twice a year when transhumance passed through. Imagine the scene: a long river of wool flowing along the shoreline for three uninterrupted weeks, sparking awe and curiosity. It wasn’t until the post-war period, with the rise of […]
Have You Ever Seen a Map of the Regi Tratturi?
This map shows the network of tratturi used for transhumance. Believe it or not, it was created in 1959! Transhumance is often portrayed as a practice belonging to a distant past, but documents like this prove just how significant it was—and, to some extent, still is—even in more recent times. Another little-known fact is that tratturi were not just simple paths. The main tratturi were five in total, each an impressive 111 meters wide—the equivalent of a 24-lane highway! These were vast infrastructures crossing Abruzzo, Molise, and Puglia, allowing millions of sheep to migrate every year. This raises an interesting […]