Due to the culture it conveys, transhumance is one of Provence’s major identity markers, and certainly the only one that expresses its relationship with the Alps and the Mediterranean world so forcefully. It acts as an exemplary support, nourishing the cultural and educational network that accompanies theLa Routo trail.
Discover pastoral heritage
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Pastoral craftsmanship
Over the years, pastoralists and shepherds crafted whatever tools they needed, embellishing them in the process and…
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Architectural heritage
The many dry stone structures to be seen on the route between Crau and the Alps, created…
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Pastoralism’s landscapes
Camargue, Crau, the Alpilles, Sainte-Victoire, the Valensole Plateau, and the Ubaye and Stura Valleys are among the…
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