Every summer, on the eastern slope of the Laga Mountains, the flocks return to the high-altitude pastures of Cesacastina; they have spent the winter in the countryside on the outskirts of Rome, in the area surrounding the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Divine Love<\/b>. For generations, transhumant dynasties have rented winter grazing lands in the Roman Campagna and, in June, make their way back up towards the mountains and the abundant pastures overlooking the village. Yet where there were once dozens of shepherds and thousands of sheep, goats, cattle and horses, only a few remain to safeguard the occupation of their forebears \u2014 the result of a passion inherited from childhood.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"