It is the place of mystery, of suggestion, and of millenary tales, obviously we are talking about the forest. Since the dawn of time, these places have been teeming with anecdotes. There are testimonies of strange creatures that wandered in the territories forgotten by civilization and far from the first homes. Almost all the mountain villages scattered throughout our beautiful country are the guardians of a past to be brought back to the surface. It tells of strange creatures, inhabitants of the most hidden ravines. There was a small village, surrounded by Valle d'Aosta woods, where a strange one comes to life legend. The few inhabitants, a dozen families at most, were continually terrified by some creatures that came out at night.
A fortified village in the heart of the Aosta Valley
The rural village, consisting of very few houses, stood like a small fortress. The houses positioned in a capillary way on a patch of land were strengthened at night. The only street to access this square fairytale it was literally barred at sunset. The stone buildings created a kind of protection. Because? What beings threatened the tranquility of these shepherds? Was he a legend? Or was there a veil of truth?
Screams and strange beings in the cold winter nights
It was precisely winter, especially with low temperatures and at night, the period when sightings of infernal beings were recorded. With the human body and head of wild animals like deer, wolves, wild boars, these creatures approached the village. The frightened children hid themselves by barring the windows. The parents closed the doors and resisted until the first light of the next day. With strange cloaks and axes they tried, in vain, to enter the small houses of the village. Is there a veil of reality? Or are the tales of the hearth the key to translating these anecdotes?
From Northern to Southern Italy, the woods are teeming with legends about strange creatures
With different shades, the beings of the forest also arrive in Calabria. The perimeter of action of these fairy tales is always the forest. Even today, walking in any wood of our beautiful country, the traveler is literally bewitched by the suggestion. One has the impression of being observed by invisible eyes.
Who is hiding in these places? Are there mysterious creatures? Why do so many mysteries envelop the mountain? In Sila, in the heart of the present National Park, the stories, surrounded by mystery, date back to the Roman period. The soldiers, passing through these territories, strongly feared the darkness of the larch pine woods and the strong fog made everything full of terror. The journey continues ...
