Introduction to the places

The places of Inspector Montalbano are those of southern Sicily with its white villages, the Arab neighborhoods, the baroque churches, palaces, magnificent villas, the ancient temples. And 'the Sicily of open spaces, wild nature, the wind and the long sandy beaches.

How do the fans of the literary Montalbano, the places where the events are held the commissioner, often have fancy names, but only the names, however, because these places do exist.

Vigata, for example, has been identified as Porto Empedocles, the birthplace of the writer, but has in it other places. And 'to tell the same Camilleri, speaking of the villages that attaversava by bus, along with other students during the trip to the Gymnasium of Agrigento, "Behold, Vigata comes from there: is a location variable geometry consists of all those to be studenteria that he came from. "

Sciacca behind Fiacca while Gela Fela. Then there is Memphis, which is called Merfi, which is renamed Raffadali Raccadali, which becomes Montelusa Ragusa, Marina becomes Donnalucata Vigata.

The transition from fiction to television, then, has further extended the list of places belonging to the "Sicily Montalbano".

The areas in which wanders Luca Zingaretti, wearing the shoes of Inspector Montalbano, is mainly concentrated in the Ragusa area of ​​a moving beauty, that of Sironi shots have been able to exploit and make ideal for stories and characters.

Our day with Montalbano could start right from his home, aMarinella, or the beach of Punta Secca, a small village of Santa Croce Camerina. If the weather permits, we could also go for a swim, just as our commissioner, before beginning one of his long days.

After being dried in the sun, we reached the police station in Vigata, or go in Scicli, Italy Piazza, to be precise. Scicli is a baroque city, very beautiful, take a walk to realize this (perhaps having a granita). In addition to the exterior of the Commissioner, in Scicli is also the set of the Police Headquarters Montelusa or Palazzo Iacono.

But the time has come for the first inspection. For example, we could make our investigation starts from Pasture. Then walk along the coastal road (what a view!) In the direction of Donnalucata and arrive near Sampieri. On the reef of Pisciotto, just east of the furnace rises Sampieri pen, or the Pasture, located in a secluded and quite malfrequentato.

But it's almost lunch time, I would say that it is appropriate to make a visit to Trattoria da Calogero, namely La Rusticana, Ragusa Ibla (but not required, the Commissioner does not mind if you want to change the restaurant, there 's spoiled for choice).

After tasting the dishes prelibatissimi, better take a walk through the historic center of Ragusa Ibla, or Vigata in television fiction. Walking capiteremo senzaltro in the main square, where many scenes were shot. Here is the monumental staircase leading to the Cathedral of San Giorgio, as well as another set of stairs that long of Santa Maria delle Scale that we really must do if we want to gain the views of the magnificent panorama of the medieval quarter of Ibla.

Vigata off again to visit the mafia boss Balduccio Sinagra. The set of his home is the Donnafugata Castle, recently restored, surrounded by a park views.

The day has flown, there is still time to see Villa Criscione (the fortified farm dwelling engineer Luparello September) and the Hermitage of Santa Juliana ('500 of a convent, now a hotel), where home is We found the beautiful Michela Calzi.

Maybe you find a place to sleep and spend the day tomorrow to find out the views of Ragusa in the wild. Certainly there seem to recognize other places in Sicily Montalbano, but even if they do not, however, we saw beautiful places.