{"id":6033,"date":"2024-03-09T11:42:30","date_gmt":"2024-03-09T11:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecoboutiqueresort.doric.it\/la-scala-dei-turchi-e-la-storica-vigata-di-montalbano\/"},"modified":"2024-03-23T16:39:05","modified_gmt":"2024-03-23T16:39:05","slug":"the-scala-dei-turchi-and-montalbanos-historic-vigata","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.doric.it\/en\/the-scala-dei-turchi-and-montalbanos-historic-vigata\/","title":{"rendered":"The Scala dei Turchi and Montalbano’s historic Vigata"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The Scala dei Turchi, a white marl rock face that drops steeply to the sea along the coast of Realmonte, owes its peculiar name to a legend. It is said that during the Saracen invasions this cliff was used by Turkish pirates (a generic term used to refer to Muslim pirates) who found in it a natural landing place, thus giving rise to the expression “Mamma li turchi.” From this scenic promontory one can admire the cliff of the “Rocca Gucciarda,” popularly known as “u zitu e a zita” (the fianc\u00e9 and the fianc\u00e9e), in honor of a pair of unfortunate fianc\u00e9s who were denied their long-awaited wedding in life. In recent years the Scala has become a tourist attraction both because of the uniqueness of the cliffs and the popularity gained as a result of the Inspector Montalbano novels written by Andrea Camilleri where these landmarks and towns appear frequently. On the main street of Porto Empedocle (Via Roma) stands a mural titled “the way home” created by artist Salvo Ligama and depicts the magnetic gaze of Camilleri sticking his head out of a shutter. Also in the main town square, some cultural associations decorated a 16-step staircase with bright colors, writing a title from Camilleri’s novels on each step.<\/p><\/p>\n\t <\/div> <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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