EXPLORE THE INVENTORY
DISCOVER THE HERITAGE

The inventory is a tool for knowledge, awareness, and safeguarding at local, national, and international levels. In this page visitors can discover—through an overall perspective—, the richness of the intangible cultural heritage of Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga in a first selection of significant assets for the communities.

1-Castel-Castagna-Innesti
The Art of Renewal
The practice of grafting in Castel Castagna
1-Castel-Castagna-Fritti-di-latte
Golden Diamonds
Preparing fried milk in Castel Castagna
1-San-Giorgio-Intaglio
Shapes within the Branches
Wood carving in San Giorgio
1-Castel-Castagna-Scacchiatura
Shoots without Flowers
Tomato pruning in Castel Castagna
1-San-Giorgio-Pastorizia
Music in the Stable
Shepherding in San Giorgio
1-Cesacastina-Pastorizia
Transhumant Dynasties
Shepherding in Cesacastina
1-Torricella-Presepe
Visions in Miniature
Nativity art and ethnographic craftsmanship in Torricella Sicura
1-Pretara-Santa-Colomba
The “Queen of the mountains”
The feast of Saint Colomba in Pretara
1-Campotosto-Baccalà-dolce
A ritual fish
Preparing sweet salt cod in Campotosto

Based on the guidelines of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, the intangible cultural heritage of Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga is organized into five categories exploring the listed assets  resulting from extensive research and documentation carried out in the field, oral traditions and expressions, including language as a vehicle of intangible cultural heritage; performing arts; social customs, ritual and festive events; knowledge and practices related to nature and the universe; traditional craftsmanship.

Each heritage element is narrated through a combination of narrative styles, drawing on direct testimonies and ethnographic context, with images and sounds documented in the field or sourced from public and private archives.