Transhumance, the great sheep trek across the main alpine crest in the Otztal Alps between South Tyrol, Italy, and North Tyrol, Austria. This very special sheep drive is part of the intangible cultural heritage of the austrian UNESCO Commission. Fair at Kurzras with traditional folk music, food and drinks for the herders and the tourists. Alpenhorn played by mountain farmers in their traditional blue skirt, Europe, Central Europe, Italy

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