La Scala dei Turchi (2) - Sicily Italy

            La Scala dei Turchi è una falesia viva costituita da uno sperone di marna bianca prominente sul mare lungo la costa tra Realmonte e Porto Empedocle, in provincia di Agrigento. È diventata nel tempo un'attrazione turistica sia per la singolarità della scogliera, di colore bianco e dalle peculiari forme, sia a seguito della popolarità acquisita dai romanzi con protagonista il commissario Montalbano scritti dallo scrittore empedoclino Andrea Camilleri. La Scala dei Turchi presenta una forma ondulata e irregolare, con linee non aspre bensì dolci e rotondeggianti. Il nome le viene dalle passate incursioni di pirateria da parte dei saraceni, genti arabe e, per convenzione, turche; i pirati turchi, infatti, trovavano riparo in questa zona meno battuta dai venti e rappresentante un più sicuro approdo. Secondo la leggenda, durante le invasioni moresche che imperversarono nel '500, i turchi (così erroneamente chiamati) approdarono nel territorio dell'odierna Realmonte inerpicandosi sulle stratificazioni di questa falesia.

 La Scala dei Turchi is a living cliff formed by a spur of white marl prominently on the sea along the coast between Realmonte and Porto Empedocle, in the province of Agrigento. It has become over time a tourist attraction both for the singularity of the cliff, white in color and the peculiar shapes, and following the popularity gained by the novels starring the commissioner Montalbano written by the writer Andrea Camilleri. The Scala dei Turchi has a wavy and irregular shape, with not sour lines but rather sweet and roundish. The name comes from past piracy raids by the Saracens, Arab people and, by convention, Turkish; the Turkish pirates, in fact, found shelter in this area less beaten by the winds and representing a safer landing place. According to legend, during the Moorish invasions that raged in the 16th century, the Turks (so mistakenly called) landed in the territory of today's Realmonte climbing the stratifications of this cliff.

Taken in: Italy / Sicily / Realmonte / Scavuzzo (show map)

Taken on: June 10, 2017

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Camera: Canon EOS 1100D, f/6.3, 1/640 sec, 38mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 1100D
Lens:	TAMRON 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 DiII A14E
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/640)
Focal Length:	38mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CC 2017 (Windows)
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