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VALLEY OF THE BELICE
(VALLE DEL BELICE) Contessa
Entellina is the part of the territory of the province of Palermo that
extends to the Valley of the Belice. |
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Presently, there is a
study
of the Belice Valley. The
Belice Valley: early cultural development in the Mediterranean area",
and its ultimate goal is to collect and analyze the archaeological landscape
on the basis of the socio-economic activities in archaic societies. There are
many photos of this
Monte
Polizzo project near the
Comune di Salemi. |
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There is evidence that olives were
cultivated in the Belice valley when Greece had colonies in eastern Sicily.
In the last two hundred years, following the discovery of the twofold nature
of the Nocellara del Belice cultivar, there has been a specialization of
production, with olives being grown for oil or for the table and being
treated, as the case may be, before or after they have reached full ripeness.
The soil and climate and general
environment of the Belice Valley,
which has a typical Mediterranean climate with mild winters and hot summers,
some years being sub-arid or hot and arid, serve to influence the
characteristics of the Nocellara del Belice, heightening the suitability of
the cultivar for the production of table olives in the western Sicilian areas
referred to. |
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Ethno-Anthropology Museum of the Belice Valley It is an old farmhouse displaying period furniture (kitchen, bedroom
and stable). It also houses tools for woman's works and equipment for wheat
growing. Gibellina (Trapani) Case
Guicciardi, via Vespri Siciliani Phone 0924/67428 Public property. Open on request (winter); Tues. to Sun. 10-13 and
Admission free |
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Stay at a
Agricultural Farm House and be treated like nobles |
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Town rebuilt after earthquake of
1968, also famous for Archaeology |
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Archaeological area of Mount Jato,
Greek ruins |
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Town of
Partanna |
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Located near Trapani, an ancient town dating back to Bronze age |