Great Big Story | Why Is There a Scottish Village In Italy? 🇮🇹 @GreatBigStory | Uploaded February 2024 | Updated October 2024, 2 days ago.
The Italian Alps, home to countless quintessential Italian villages…and one not-so traditional. Welcome to Gurro, the Scottish village in Italy.

So what actually makes this village Scottish? Legend has it that the population descended from Scottish soldiers, who stumbled across the area whilst fleeing a battle 500 years ago. But it’s not just their supposed ancestors flying the Scottish flag - the inhabitants today wear traditional tartan, grab drinks in their local Scottish bar and they even mix Scottish into their language…Ay, can you believe it!

These are the Italian locals keeping this delightfully unexpected Scottish tradition alive.

#Scotland #Italy #Travel

00:00 Intro
00:51 Meet Rosa Patritti
01:09 Folklore
01:54 Traditional Dress
02:18 Language
03:01 Music
04:00 Food

Lead Producer - Jacob Harrell
Executive Producer - Gen Ingham
Assistant Producer - Giulia Ausani
Editor: Jacob Harrell

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