Walking in the Sibillini: History and Recipes Celebrating a Distinctive Mountain Culture

'Walking in the Sibillini, History and Recipes Celebrating a Distinctive Mountain Culture' is the first and only detailed history of the high altitude mountain settlements in the Sibillini Mountains and readers are invited to conjoin in a deep sense of place within a vibrantly rich, sustainable mountain culture. This exhilarating book delves into Sibillini mountain history from prehistoric times to today, with recipes including the original Slow Food recipes of a relatively unknown Italian cuisine and walks or hikes in one of Europe’s most natural National Parks. The text is in both English and Italian so it also offers a fun way to improve or learn Italian. For anyone interested in history and culture of food, sustainability, ecogastronomy, distinctive cultures including hermits and shepherds, walking and eating or simply discovering a little known part of Europe, this book will fascinate and delight. Based on more than a decade of research following sheep trails, interviewing the last ‘old timers’, two years of archival research – piecing together the few historic references to this culture – the result is not so much a ‘guide book’, but rather an ethnographic exploration of a archaic culture which has existed in the Apennines for more than 3000 years and may soon be eradicated. This valuable heritage has been marginalized due to our historical lens, which primarily focuses on military deeds, aristocracy, cathedrals and commerce. This refreshing mountain perspective demonstrates how a parallel historical narrative, so far neglected, may be deemed useful now for those interested in wellbeing and sustainability. Walking, learning and eating in a sublimely beautiful landscape is surely one of life’s most pleasurable experiences. Don your hiking boots and Buon appetito! The book is published by Andrea Livi Editore, an esteemed and established publishing house specializing in historical and cultural publications, based in Fermo, Central Italy.