ABSTRACT
The third chapter describes in some detail the setup of a heritage path in the area. The path was collaboratively designed through the ethnographic process and relied upon the ways in which both historical and heritage knowledge is mediated through landscape. The symbolic significance of roads, paths and routes is tremendous for the local society at large. The “old road” is a composite figure that connects landscape features with narrative lines, bringing in a profusion of stories and discourses about antiquity, modernity, urbanization, social bonds, animal theft and a variety of other social facts. We therefore look at landscape perception in detail, looking at the ways in which these composites of embodied dwelling in the field can be transformed into experience-rich methods of conveying place knowledge. The process of discussing and negotiating the path is described here, alongside the considerations relating to the future use of the trail by tourist agencies and individual visitors.
