Museo della Transumanza
Museum in Villetta Barrea in an old sheepfold, devoted to the tools, traditions and memory of transhumant shepherding.
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About the museum
The Museo della Transumanza is housed in the “Baraccone”, an old sheepfold belonging to the municipality of Villetta Barrea, in the heart of the Parco Nazionale d’Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise. It was founded in 1997 within a European transnational cooperation programme (Leader II) with the aim of preserving the tools, traditions and memories of an area tied to shepherding since ancient times.
The premises were renovated in 2007 thanks to a Leader Plus project of the association Villetta Barrea, a “borgo fattoria didattica” (educational farm village). Since 2011 management has been entrusted to the Associazione Borgo Fattoria Didattica, which has organised the spaces into educational workshops, a room for meetings and celebrations, a museum with a bookshop, a permanent exhibition on the landscape and a tasting area for local products.
Outside there is an equipped area for picnics and games, for watching deer and for transhumance festivals. The museum is also the starting point for routes along the regio tratturo (royal drove road) and for guided visits to the pastoral sites of the park.
Highlights
- Old municipal sheepfold known as the “Baraccone”
- Tools and memories of transhumant shepherding
- Permanent exhibition on the landscape
- Bookshop and tastings of park products
- Starting point for routes along the regio tratturo
Permanent exhibition
- Museo della Transumanza – Tools, traditions and memories of transhumant shepherding, with a permanent exhibition on the landscape.
- Founded
- 1997
- Operated by
- Associazione Borgo Fattoria Didattica ETS
- Visitors per year
- approx. 1,000
Admission & discounts
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Accessibility
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Kids & families
Great for kids & families
- Family tours & workshops
- Hands-on stations
Educational workshops for children and an equipped outdoor area with games and picnics.
Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
- Museum shop
Bookshop with local crafts and books; display and tasting of the park's organic products.
Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided visits at 16:00 in summer. With booking at least 3 days in advance, historic tastings, snacks, guided tours in the park and Italian language courses for foreigners are available. Educational workshops are offered for children. |
