The Corsa degli Scalzi in Sardinia is a tradition that can be described in a nutshell as men of all ages wearing a white habit, completely barefoot, participating together in a run in honour of San Salvatore. They are called the “army of San Salvatore” and every year they tirelessly run 7 kilometers: heat, sweat, dust are no obstacle for these people who with great devotion toward the small village of San Salvatore di Sinis.

Corsa degli Scalzi in Sardinia is a very ancient rite that is held every year and goes on for two days, the first Saturday and the first Sunday of September. Corsa degli scalzi is one of the most characteristic rites in Sardinia: men of all ages are involved, 900 in total, called curridoris and they wear a white habit tied at the waist with a rope. But when did this tradition start?