lunedì 28 settembre 2009








Sicily, province of Trapani.

Gibellina.

After the Belice earthquake (January 1968), which was affected, Gibellina must to be reconstructed. The chosen place where to rebuild was about twenty kilometers below to the valley; in another town territory, Salinella (Salemi). To re-enact the city the mayor, Ludovico Corrao, had the astonishing idea of ”to humanize” the territory with to contact several artists including Pietro Consagra, Alberto Burri who filled the city of art creations. Other artists too shared this mission : Mario Schifano, Andrea Casciella, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Mimmo Paladino, Franco Angeli, Leonardo Sciascia. The city became an immense test laboratory and artistic planning where value creations and artists renewed the space with a new perspective.

Today Gibellina has a special artistic value especially: in the chiesa Madre , i giardini segreti, la porta del Belice (di Pietro Consagra), Piazza XV Gennaio 1968 with the Torre Civica-Carrilion , il sistema delle piazze ( di Laura Thermese- Franco Purini), il monumento ai caduti etc.. However its artist value is on conflict with the fact of a city outside from every touristic itinerary and therefore underestimated.



(Giardino segreto 1)


(La torre Civica)


User-agent: Mediapartners-Google*
Disallow:


venerdì 21 agosto 2009

The Trinacria island

Sicily is the largest and further south Italian region. Three thousands years of story, with several dominations, is the main peculiarity of this land. You can found it on every person and on every city you will know during your journey.

The Sicilian people communicability testifies their dna evolution, in coexistence with foreign populations. This can have seen walking on a main road of any town, where is possible see a witness of the past in color of skin and hair too, ranging from northern European people fair-haired to the dark skin of the Maghreb people . In this cross-breeds have the ability to see the most beautiful women in the world.

Rosaria Russo (Sicilian actress).


A signs of the past is present too on the old monuments and building you can see during your trip.






Temple of Concord (Agrigento)







Palermo - Cathedral







Villa Palagonia (Bagheria- Palermo)







Scala dei Turchi (Realmonte - Agrigento)







Laghetti d'Avola (Avola - Siracusa)