“As it is so snow-white, so pure,” the Scala dei Turchi “is the emblem of a clean and honest Sicily, and it must be preserved and protected,” said Ms. The stairs are close to the town of Agrigento on Sicily's south coast and are situated between Porto Empedocle and Realmonte. “As soon as we heard that Scala dei Turchi had been defaced, we rolled up our sleeves and got to work,” said Claudio Lombardo, who heads the local branch of the environmental association Mareamico, which monitors and conserves coastal areas. The Scala Dei Turchi is most easily reached by automobile. “It is de facto a patrimony of humanity that must be protected,” Mr. The Fondo has also promoted the Scala dei Turchi on its list of places to safeguard in Italy. “It’s also a way to admire the site without destroying it,” by allowing too many visitors, he said. In 2016, the Fondo Ambiente Italiano inaugurated a lookout deck overlooking the cliffs on the former site of one of the demolished buildings. It was a major victory in an area of Sicily infamous for its dismal track record in illegal construction projects. It is also the subject of litigation to determine ownership of parts of the site between the region, the local government and a private individual. The Scala dei Turchi is currently closed to the public on safety grounds, as well as over concerns that the site was being damaged by mass tourism. Special vacuum cleaners were used to remove the powder and the remaining traces were scrubbed clean using a simple soap on some patches. Benfari noted, the iron oxide powder used by the vandals is relatively harmless if it isn’t mixed with other chemicals. Acts of vandalism had been rare in his area of Sicily, he said.įortunately, Mr. “That could be one interpretation,” he said. He cited one artist who made headlines when he threw red dye in Rome’s Trevi fountain in 2007 and dumped thousands of colorful balls on the Spanish Steps a year later.
Michele Benfari, Agrigento’s top cultural heritage official, instead said the “gaping wound” left by the oxide powder might have been a statement left by a “disillusioned artist” grappling with the tragedy of the pandemic. “There is no other explanation for such an absurd act,” she said.
Lattuca had no doubts that the vandalism “was the work of a madman.” Add a serene, sunny scene to your space with the smooth turquoise sea against the sandy dunes in SCALA DEI TURCHI, SICILY from the popular La Dolce Vita.
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