Excursions Gibellina – Wine Tasting

Gibellina is a real open air museum of modern architecture. The Gibellina Nuova (New Gibellina) current city centre was built after the 1968 earthquake that destroyed the entire old city centre. This is why Gibellina Vecchia (Old Gibellina) has been abandoned for many years. In recent times the old city centre it has brought back to life thanks to project of contemporary art installations made by contemporary artists that decided to renew and revive the center again. Today Gibellina is presented under a new guise, enriched with works of modern art. The most famous one is the Stella del Belice, which today represents the city. There is nothing left that recalls the old original village and for this reason the sight of the visitor is lost along the geometry of a metaphysical perspective that gives the emotion of getting lost in a feeling of surreal wonder. The trip continues to the discovery of the Belice Valley. The town to be visited is Salemi, a small and lovely city centre and the visit of the wine yard … where a tasting of wines locally produced are accompanied by a tasting of local products.
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