Its appeal has merited inclusion in literary works and even on the tentative list as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Scala dei Turchi is a famous chalk-white cliff jutting out of the southern coast of Sicily near the town of Realmonte. It reads: “My applause to the young people and young volunteers who in record time helped the municipal employees to clean up the enchanting Scala dei Turchi, on the Sicilian coast of Realmonte, from the red paint poured by the vandals.ĭear guys, your care, your attention to the environment and to beauty is a credit to Sicily, Italy and the whole world: VERY GOOD!” This effort even got the attention of the late President of the European Parliament, David Sassoli, whose last Facebook post before he passed away was dedicated to the volunteers. Then, on Sunday morning, municipal employees were given a helping hand by willing volunteers in carrying out a clean-up operation before the dye would set in and turn permanent. Fortunately, the experts calmed the public saying that it was possible to remove without damage to the rocks.
The news of the vandalization resounded strongly with the Italian public, but even before the offenders were caught there was some bright news related to the event.įor one, the substance that was smeared on the marl cliffs was iron dioxide powder, which is normally used in paints. Some might consider it a crime, others an art performance of extremely poor taste, but the good news is that those responsible have now been arrested thanks to footage from video surveillance cameras. Last Friday night, the famous Scala dei Turchi cliff in southern Sicily was the object of a vandal act, which saw a large section of it covered with red plaster powder with the likely expectation that once it rained all of the rock would turn red. The coastal white cliff is one of the island's most famous sites Sicily’s Scala dei Turchi has been restored after a vandal act
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