ITALIA TOUR

SALT ROAD IN PACECO TRAPANI

Pacentro is an Italian town of 1,250 inhabitants of the province in the Abruzzo region is among the most beautiful towns in Italy

It 'also known for the "Race of the Gypsies", footrace barefoot which is held on the first Sunday of September in honor of the Madonna of Loreto.

The youth of the country go up on the slopes of the Colle Ardinghi, located facing the country, and the sudden sound of the church dedicated to the Virgin bell launch barefoot along the steep and rugged path that leads from the hill to the church bringing quite a few wounds.

Of ancient origins, dating back to Roman rites according to some, legend has it that the race was also used by the brave leader Giacomo Caldora to select among the commoners valid elements for his mercenary army.

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