Scicli ( pron. Shee-klee) is a city in the Province of Ragusa in the south east of Sicily, It is 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Ragusa, and 308 kilometres (191 mi) from Palermo.The city is also frequently used as a film set as the home of Il Commissario Montalbano, the popular television series broadcast by RAI 1 and seen around the world.The city is also notable for its religious parades which includes Presepe (nativity scenes) enacted in the caves surrounding the city at Christmas time.At Easter, the city celebrates with the Uomo Vivo-( Live Man = Jesus) parade which involves a long religious procession through the city. A decorated horse parade takes place in March and August every year.Scicli was founded by the Sicels (whence probably the name) around 300 BCE. In the Middle Ages, like all of Sicily, Scicli was ruled by the Arabs and by the Normans. Following the catastrophic earthquake in 1693, much of the town was rebuilt in the Sicilian baroque style, which today gives the town the elegant appearance and draws many tourists to visit it.
Posted on: Tue, 07 Oct 2014 12:00:01 +0000
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