Man walks down the street with donkey in Genoa and Liguria
A man traveling in the company of his donkey has been sighted several times, from east to west. In the middle of the month he was in La Spezia, on January 24 in Moneglia, then he arrived in Chiavari on the 26, so he was noticed and photographed between Recco, Sori and Bogliasco, passing through Genoa in recent days, to the east, on the heights, then to the center and then west, until arriving in Arenzano on Saturday 5 February 2022. Now it will continue its journey towards Ventimiglia and then France.
His name is Bruno, he is Portuguese and he travels with his donkey Alekum, the couple who have aroused the interest and aroused the curiosity of many Genoese is touring Italy (he came up from Brindisi) and Europe on a journey that began the first January 2015 from Porto to Rome. Now it is heading towards Santiago, probably then it will descend again towards Portugal. A wandering and unconventional lifestyle choice, a choice of freedom to be respected, just as Bruno respects his Alekum, a faithful travel companion. Bruno, in fact, travels on foot and never rides his donkey, which at most carries a few light bags, willingly stops to talk to those who want to know his story and was also hosted by some Genoese who shared with him a good plate of pasta with pesto and many anecdotes related to his extraordinary journey.
It is not the first time that a traveler with a sino crosses our city, in 2014 a similar report was received, in that case, however, a battle was then unleashed between the owner of the animal, a Frenchman, and some animal rights activists who l ‘they had accused of ill-treatment.