Pastoral practice of transhumance, or the seasonal migration of flocks along fixed routes known as "tratturi”, which in Southern Italy has ancient origins, has profoundly shaped the social landscape and the culture of many southern Italian regions. The territories of ancient transhumance in Southern Italy are nowadays affected by new economic cultures and transhumance has been replaced by sedentary forms of sheep-breeding integrated with agriculture. Nevertheless, the cultural and territorial heritage still exists: this ancient heritage has left signs in the territorial and cultural spheres of these areas, signs that can be still easily understood, read, interpreted. In this context, particularly interesting are the initiatives undertaken by the National Park of Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise (PNALM), which are conceived to combine the recovery of this important historical legacy with PNALM institutional policies of environmental protection and sustainable tourist promotion.
THE LEGACY OF TRANSHUMANCE IN THE NATIONAL PARK OF ABRUZZO, LAZIO AND MOLISE (ITALY): REDISCOVERY AND EXPLOITATION
ZARRILLI, LUCA
2012-01-01
Abstract
Pastoral practice of transhumance, or the seasonal migration of flocks along fixed routes known as "tratturi”, which in Southern Italy has ancient origins, has profoundly shaped the social landscape and the culture of many southern Italian regions. The territories of ancient transhumance in Southern Italy are nowadays affected by new economic cultures and transhumance has been replaced by sedentary forms of sheep-breeding integrated with agriculture. Nevertheless, the cultural and territorial heritage still exists: this ancient heritage has left signs in the territorial and cultural spheres of these areas, signs that can be still easily understood, read, interpreted. In this context, particularly interesting are the initiatives undertaken by the National Park of Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise (PNALM), which are conceived to combine the recovery of this important historical legacy with PNALM institutional policies of environmental protection and sustainable tourist promotion.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
