{"id":5124,"date":"2015-01-25T16:01:29","date_gmt":"2015-01-25T15:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.italygreentravel.com\/?p=5124"},"modified":"2016-06-28T10:14:18","modified_gmt":"2016-06-28T08:14:18","slug":"walking-slow-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/walking-slow-travel\/","title":{"rendered":"Walking around Italy to protect our territory"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ammappa l\u2019Italia<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0is the name of a new project created by Marco S Perfido.
\nThe name is a pun on the term map<\/em> and the idea is essentially to map the Italian territory.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s new about that? You may ask, the first maps of this area date back to centuries ago, B.C.
\nAnd you\u2019d be right: this project comes from the past, from our past.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s new about the \u201cAmmappa l\u2019Italia\u201dproject?<\/p>\n

In a word, technology<\/strong>: mapping the territory means describing the winding roads, remote tracks and hidden paths the locals used to travel along, using GPS and pictures taken by smart phones and other mobile devices.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s older though is the act of mapping itself: historical sources<\/strong> seem to confirm that rudimental maps started with the Nnomads. Charting out our territory seems to be in our DNA though, and we can\u2019t live without attempting to create our own maps, whether they\u2019re physical or mental.<\/p>\n

The Ammappa l\u2019Italia<\/strong> project aims to map the old tracks that the shepherds and their cattle, the old merchants and the locals followed in the old days, the so called white roads<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s start a revolution, right now!<\/h2>\n

Many say that walking is the only \u201cact of revolution\u201d we practice nowadays; our rebellion against a world that runs at stellar speed. In the past, some used it as a form of rebellion against foreign domination- think of \u201cMahatma Gandhi\u201d and his salt march or even as a means to instill obedience, like Benito Mussolini\u2019s March on Rome and the symbolic military marches of certain political regimes around the world today.<\/p>\n

And the walkers are responding<\/h2>\n

The project of Ammappa l\u2019Italia was created by Marco S. Loperfido and his desire to see a map that connected the whole of the Italian peninsula for \u201cmodern walkers\u201d. Started a couple of years ago, crowdfunding<\/a> is helping its growth and Marco is very confident of its success, \u201cas any good walker knows, success is not measured in terms of a single performance, but in terms of consistency and commitment, and we don\u2019t lack either of those!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Mapping is…caring<\/h2>\n

More than walking itineraries are at stake here: the real issue is the monitoring and protection of the territory. Marco explains that the use of the old white roads <\/strong>is one of the easiest ways of reducing acts of vandalism and the abandonment of Italy\u2019s more remote areas; if you walk along a road every day you can inform the authorities if something is amiss or damaged and it can act as a deterrent.<\/p>\n

The \u201cperfect map man kit\u201d<\/h2>\n

What do you need to get started then? Comfortable shoes, sporty clothes, paper and pen and any mobile device to take great pictures of your route. It\u2019s really as easy as that.<\/p>\n

Start by jotting down the start point, the length and the finish point and take at least one picture along the way.<\/p>\n

If you feel like a more \u201cprofessional\u201d approach, take as many pictures as you can (you can load up to 21 images), write what makes this road so special to you (Marco tells us many itineraries can resemble novellas) and add useful tips, such as where to stay overnight and where to eat and so on.<\/p>\n

And now, you are ready to start your own revolution!<\/p>\n

Ammappa l’Italia! from Ammappalitalia on Vimeo.<\/em><\/p>\n

Cover image, via unsplash<\/em><\/p>\n

You might also like:<\/h4>\n

Walking in Italy without any map: discover the Via Francigena by foot!<\/a><\/h4>\n

Let\u2019s go trekking! In italian cities, of course!<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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