Tratturo Pescasseroli-Candela
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The Tratturo Pescasseroli-Candela is a drovers' road running between Pescasseroli in Abruzzo and Candela in Apulia. It is the third longest such route in southern Italy,[1] and is also named La via della lana ("The wool pathway").[2]
Geography
[edit]The Tratturo Pescasseroli-Candela runs between Pescasseroli in Abruzzo and Candela in Apulia, covering a distance of 211 kilometres (131 mi), and is up to 60 metres (200 ft) wide along some stretches.[3]
It is still used for seasonal migration of herds. Some historians, such as Wisemann, believe that it follows the same route as the Via Minucia Traiana, an ancient Roman road.
References
[edit]- ^ Stuart Haines (14 June 2012). Walking in Abruzzo. Cicerone Press Limited. pp. 106–. ISBN 978-1-84965-688-7.
- ^ "Regio Tratturo". Irpinia info (in Italian).
- ^ Pierre Bouet; Giorgio Otranto; André Vauchez (2007). Culte et sanctuaires de saint Michel dans l'Europe médiévale (in Italian). Edipuglia srl. pp. 326–. ISBN 978-88-7228-501-5.