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At certain times it can be busy, even with heavy vehicles.

A village uninhabited for decades, ever since the entire population was relocated en masse to a brand-new town. Three thousand people, the exodus of survivors of the 1968 earthquake that destroyed entire towns in the provinces of Trapani and Agrigento. Today, only façades remain, baroque railings, old majolica tiles, a tangle of houses leaning against the bell tower of the main church, and stairways that look like they were cut out with scissors on a sheet of paper. Before the earthquake, Poggioreale was a delightful baroque village, with noble palaces, the square with the club, the inn, and everything else. The ruins bear witness to a tragedy from 40 years ago: fear, escape, separation. A place that, due to its beauty and the evocative atmosphere it evokes, has been the setting for numerous famous films: it is here that Tornatore filmed some scenes from Malena and The Star Man. An island out of time, with the hands of the clock stopped on the terrible night of January 15, 1968.

The Belice Gate, or Belice Gate, is a stainless steel installation by Pietro Consagra erected on the road leading to the town of Gibellina Nuova. The work recalls the town lights that were once displayed for the holidays, but over time it has also become a symbol of the Belice Valley. It was erected following the artistic reconstruction of Gibellina, as desired by Mayor Ludovico Corrao. The work is 26 meters tall.

Piazza 15 gennaio 1968 is the main square of the city of Gibellina, dedicated to the tragedy that struck it on the night between 14 and 15 January 1968 with a terrible earthquake.

The concrete walls "reproduce" the route of the old streets that once crossed Gibellina. https://it.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cretto_di_Burri

Self-portrait with his faithful "companion" along the streets of the Cretto. https://it.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cretto_di_Burri

More images of the beautiful Cretto taken from below. https://it.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cretto_di_Burri

Burri's magnificent Cretto. https://it.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cretto_di_Burri