In Agrigentino — A multitouch guide about the most spectacular Sicily.
In Agrigentino. An amazing ebook about the unexpected land of Agrigento, written by Valeria Canavesi.
Important: this book is available in the iTunes & iBookstore of each country, also in the Italian version.
From the Sicanian Mountains to the sea. From Empedocle to Camilleri. From the Greek temples to Oscar winning villages. The itinerary through the Agrigentino outlined in this ebook zig-zags across time and space, uncovering an unknown Sicily, still partly unexplored and wild — the island at its most authentic and pure.
In Agrigentino begins in the green Sicanian mountains of the interior, with its incredible biodiversity, and takes roads that surprise at every turn: sheer cliffs, rolling hills with vineyards and olive groves, spring flowers, volcanic gas and mud. And villages perched like birds of prey dominating the surrounding countryside.
From here to the coast, history leads the way: ancient memories including the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento and its rival at Selinunte; the ruins of Eraclea Minoa with their sad fate; the elegant Sciacca and its ancient thermal baths; remains of Roman villas near beaches and breathtaking cliffs, white as snow jutting out into the emerald sea like ship’s prows.
And then, less well known stories: the naive artist mocked and misunderstood, now on display in the most important international museum of Art Brut; a Garden of Eden called Kolymbetra a few steps away from the temples of Agrigento; sacred and profane Easter festivities with wild dancing saints, encounters with the resurrected Christ and Virgin Mary and incredible architectural structures made of bread.
And finally, new answers to century old questions: where is Kamikos, the mythical city designed by Daedalus? Where is the tomb of Minos, murdered in the Agrigentino?
In Agrigentino is a story that takes the reader on a journey, with striking photo-galleries and videos, links to in-depth websites and all useful information for those wishing to relive the trip in their own unique, amazing and never to be forgotten way.
Originally published at www.ariles.it on December 2, 2014.
