Gibellina

An earthquake in 1968 buried the town of Gibellina. In the area 400 people died and 50,000 were left homeless. Every where you look en route to Salemi and Gibellina are abandoned farm houses without roofs.

A monument was erected at the site of the village. Called, Il Cretto, a concrent white mantle was poured over one slope with channels carved reminescent of the street layout of the buried village.

We read about this in the tour book but after searching for several hours, we never found it. Turns out the old town is 12 or so kilometers from where the town relocated. There are no signs in the new town to direct a tourist. We started up the correct road but then I bailed because it was dusk and we had a long trip back.

What we did find was the museum. It was closed. I like this statute, one of 47 erected in the area after the earthquake.