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For a clean slate Soria invites you to accompany in a unique and exclusive way, from July 8 to 10 , a flock of more than 1,000 Merino sheep on their return to Soria lands and to learn about the work of the last transhumants, carry out the last stages through the royal canyons towards the region of the Highlands of Soria . On Sunday, July 10, 2022, the Transhumance Festival is celebrated to welcome the shepherds, as was done in the past, shearing exhibitions, pastoral gastronomy and a tribute to the greatest transhumants. This year, the National Association of Transhumant Experiences will be created, claiming to be one of the oldest professionals in the field and fighting to promote this type of economic activity. The Commonwealth of Tierras Altas de Soria resumes one of its most renowned activities, the unique experience to get to know the most authentic and rural world, that of being a nomadic shepherd and guiding the sheep on their return to the pastoral regions of Tierras Altas de Soria .
Quite an adventure and the best way to learn about the sacrificial job of the nomadic shepherd. A way of life declared Intangible Cultural Heritage that has been preserved since the time of the BTC Users Number Data Celtiberians and that reached its greatest peak in the time of the Mesta and that, however, currently tends to disappear due to lack of professional relief. Transhumant shepherds Transhumance in Soria. For a clean slate Those who have spent a few days with the nomadic shepherds say that the road can be hard but that it is a return journey from which one becomes much wiser. Walking to the rhythm of the cattle, to the ears of the shepherds, of those professors from the countryside. Smell of thyme and rosemary, the sound of cowbells, the bleating of sheep, the barking of the sheepdog to the rhythm of the advice of the shepherds who still make a living from this profession.
All this is the experience of “Somos Transhumantes” : A route that is carried out annually at the beginning of summer guiding a real flock of more than 1,000 merino sheep and with a group of active transhumant shepherds who have spent the winter in the Sierra lands. Morena and returning to the freshness of northern Soria. A true experience where there will be no shortage of pastoral gastronomy , shearing exhibitions, the opportunity to sleep in the open next to the flock and to participate in activities related to the world of the shepherd and the Merino sheep, many of which have already disappeared. This year this tourist adventure will take place from July 8 to 10. "We are Trashumantes" is the motto with which the Commonwealth of Tierras Altas de Soria and the City Councils of Oncala and Las Aldehuelas want to publicize this tourist experience and which in previous editions has attracted the attention of tourists arriving from Danish, French and Mexican.
Quite an adventure and the best way to learn about the sacrificial job of the nomadic shepherd. A way of life declared Intangible Cultural Heritage that has been preserved since the time of the BTC Users Number Data Celtiberians and that reached its greatest peak in the time of the Mesta and that, however, currently tends to disappear due to lack of professional relief. Transhumant shepherds Transhumance in Soria. For a clean slate Those who have spent a few days with the nomadic shepherds say that the road can be hard but that it is a return journey from which one becomes much wiser. Walking to the rhythm of the cattle, to the ears of the shepherds, of those professors from the countryside. Smell of thyme and rosemary, the sound of cowbells, the bleating of sheep, the barking of the sheepdog to the rhythm of the advice of the shepherds who still make a living from this profession.
All this is the experience of “Somos Transhumantes” : A route that is carried out annually at the beginning of summer guiding a real flock of more than 1,000 merino sheep and with a group of active transhumant shepherds who have spent the winter in the Sierra lands. Morena and returning to the freshness of northern Soria. A true experience where there will be no shortage of pastoral gastronomy , shearing exhibitions, the opportunity to sleep in the open next to the flock and to participate in activities related to the world of the shepherd and the Merino sheep, many of which have already disappeared. This year this tourist adventure will take place from July 8 to 10. "We are Trashumantes" is the motto with which the Commonwealth of Tierras Altas de Soria and the City Councils of Oncala and Las Aldehuelas want to publicize this tourist experience and which in previous editions has attracted the attention of tourists arriving from Danish, French and Mexican.