There is an indissoluble bond between man and nature. A silent dialogue between falconer and bird of prey.
In 2010, UNESCO recognized Falconry as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, an art that has its roots in the distant past, in 3000 BC, between the steppes of Mongolia and China.
Falconry has traveled through time and space, following two main routes: towards Europe and towards Asia Minor. In Italy it found fertile ground in Sicily, thanks to the Arabs and the Normans, and in Germany, Roger II and Frederick Barbarossa were fervent devotees, but it was Frederick II of Swabia, with his treatise "De Arte Venandi cum Avibus", who elevated it to a science, a work that still enchants and educates today.
In Middle Ages and Renaissance, falconry spread among nobles, bishops and abbots, becoming a symbol of prestige and power.
Today the master falconers of Oltremare teach us that the essence of Falconry lies in creation of a bond of trust and friendship between man and bird of prey. It is a dialogue based on respect and understanding, on love and on the eternal friendship that binds every falconer to every single bird of prey.
Come and discover an ancient and fascinating world, where man and nature meet in a flight of emotions. Let yourself be enchanted by the beauty and majesty of the birds of prey, and discover the unique bond that unites them to their falconers.
Falconer's Tools
Falconer uses traditional tools to collaborate with birds of prey during the performance:
- leather glove to place each raptor on your fist
- leather hood that once placed on the animal's head keeps it at rest until the moment of flight
- straps that secure the bird of prey to the glove or perch during moments of rest
- worn out one which is the simulacrum of prey and is used for recall training
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