41. On the highways and byways
Ancient and modern means of transport coexisted in the Alps until the 1950s. Travel was organised according to the lie of the land, the load and type of product. People, ideas and goods covered considerable distances despite natural and political borders. These economic exchanges fostered the development of occupations such as muleteers, pedlars and anchovy merchants.
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