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La Scala dei Turchi è una falesia viva costituita da uno sperone di marna bianca prominente sul mare lungo la costa tra Realmonte e Porto Empedocle, in provincia di Agrigento. È diventata nel tempo un'attrazione turistica sia per la singolarità della scogliera, di colore bianco e dalle peculiari forme, sia a seguito della popolarità acquisita dai romanzi con protagonista il commissario Montalbano scritti dallo scrittore empedoclino Andrea Camilleri. La Scala dei Turchi presenta una forma ondulata e irregolare, con linee non aspre bensì dolci e rotondeggianti. Il nome le viene dalle passate incursioni di pirateria da parte dei saraceni, genti arabe e, per convenzione, turche; i pirati turchi, infatti, trovavano riparo in questa zona meno battuta dai venti e rappresentante un più sicuro approdo. Secondo la leggenda, durante le invasioni moresche che imperversarono nel '500, i turchi (così erroneamente chiamati) approdarono nel territorio dell'odierna Realmonte inerpicandosi sulle stratificazioni di questa falesia.
Realmonte ( Agrigento )
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La Scala dei Turchi is a living cliff formed by a spur of white marl prominently on the sea along the coast between Realmonte and Porto Empedocle, in the province of Agrigento. It has become over time a tourist attraction both for the singularity of the cliff, white in color and the peculiar shapes, and following the popularity gained by the novels starring the commissioner Montalbano written by the writer Andrea Camilleri. The Scala dei Turchi has a wavy and irregular shape, with not sour lines but rather sweet and roundish. The name comes from past piracy raids by the Saracens, Arab people and, by convention, Turkish; the Turkish pirates, in fact, found shelter in this area less beaten by the winds and representing a safer landing place. According to legend, during the Moorish invasions that raged in the 16th century, the Turks (so mistakenly called) landed in the territory of today's Realmonte climbing the stratifications of this cliff.
Realmonte ( Agrigento ) - Sicily - Italy
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La Scala dei Turchi è una falesia viva costituita da uno sperone di marna bianca prominente sul mare lungo la costa tra Realmonte e Porto Empedocle, in provincia di Agrigento. È diventata nel tempo un'attrazione turistica sia per la singolarità della scogliera, di colore bianco e dalle peculiari forme, sia a seguito della popolarità acquisita dai romanzi con protagonista il commissario Montalbano scritti dallo scrittore empedoclino Andrea Camilleri. La Scala dei Turchi presenta una forma ondulata e irregolare, con linee non aspre bensì dolci e rotondeggianti. Il nome le viene dalle passate incursioni di pirateria da parte dei saraceni, genti arabe e, per convenzione, turche; i pirati turchi, infatti, trovavano riparo in questa zona meno battuta dai venti e rappresentante un più sicuro approdo. Secondo la leggenda, durante le invasioni moresche che imperversarono nel '500, i turchi (così erroneamente chiamati) approdarono nel territorio dell'odierna Realmonte inerpicandosi sulle stratificazioni di questa falesia.
La Scala dei Turchi is a living cliff formed by a spur of white marl prominently on the sea along the coast between Realmonte and Porto Empedocle, in the province of Agrigento. It has become over time a tourist attraction both for the singularity of the cliff, white in color and the peculiar shapes, and following the popularity gained by the novels starring the commissioner Montalbano written by the writer Andrea Camilleri. The Scala dei Turchi has a wavy and irregular shape, with not sour lines but rather sweet and roundish. The name comes from past piracy raids by the Saracens, Arab people and, by convention, Turkish; the Turkish pirates, in fact, found shelter in this area less beaten by the winds and representing a safer landing place. According to legend, during the Moorish invasions that raged in the 16th century, the Turks (so mistakenly called) landed in the territory of today's Realmonte climbing the stratifications of this cliff.
Panorama shot from above the stepped white cliffs along Strada Provinciale 68 just south of Scavuzzo AG.
Scala dei Turchi a.k.a. in Italian meaning "Stair of the Turks" is a rocky cliff on the coast of Realmonte, near Porto Empedocle in southern Sicily, Italy.
Cesare Augusto fece erigere questo tempio a seguito di un voto pronunciato durante la battaglia di Filippi contro i sostenitori della Repubblica Romana, Bruto e Cassio Longino.
Accanto alla colonna sinistra sono incisi due nomi: quello dell'architetto spagnolo Francisco Jareño che si trovava a Roma intorno al 1850, e quello di Giovanni Turchi.
Caesar Augustus had this temple built following a vow made during the battle of Philippi against the supporters of the Roman Republic, Brutus and Cassius Longinus.
Two names are engraved next to the left column: that of the Spanish architect Francisco Jareño who was in Rome around 1850, and that of Giovanni Turchi.
Temple 3D reconstruction: www.altair4.com/it/modelli/foro-di-augusto-2/
The Balata dei Turchi is a fantastic beach surrounded by towering cliffs 300 meters high and characterized by the remnants of a lava flow that reached the sea. This sandy beach was used for a long time as a landing for pirates and barbarians who wanted to plunder the island and gain good access to Sicily. Its name “Balata” derives from the Arabic word “Balat” which refers to its flat platform shape. The seabed is rocky and sandy with a depth of about 20 meters. This beach is located in the southern part of the island of Pantelleria and tourists can reach this wonderful place via a wild and steep road with tricky access. Due to its location and its difficult access, the Balata Turks still preserves its natural and wild aspect with no fully equipped lidos or visitor facilities.
The Scala dei Turchi is a rocky cliff on the coast of Realmonte, near Porto Empedocle, southern Sicily, Italy. It has become a tourist attraction, partly due to its mention in Andrea Camilleri's series of detective stories about Commissario Montalbano.
The Scala is formed by marl, a sedimentary rock with a characteristic white color, formed from the tests of planktonic foraminifera. They belong to the Trubi Formation, a marine sedimentary unit of Lower Pliocene (Zanclean) age, which were deposited after the Zanclean flood, in which the Mediterranean refilled after having previously nearly completely desiccated during the Messinian salinity crisis. The cliffs lie between two sandy beaches and are a limestone rock formation in the shape of a staircase, hence the name. The latter part of the name derives from the frequent piracy raids by the Saracens during the Middle Ages, and Barbary pirates and, by convention, Turks during the Early modern period; the Turkish pirates, in fact, found shelter in this area less beaten by the winds and represented a safer landing and boarding place.
In August 2007 the municipality of Realmonte applied for the inclusion of the Scala dei Turchi (together with the nearby Roman Villa Aurea) in the UNESCO Heritage List.
In February 2020, following years of complaints about the poor environmental protection of the site from erosion and vandalism by tourists, Italian prosecutors seized control of the site. They ordered its temporary closure for monitoring and announced that they were investigating a man who claimed ownership of the site in a dispute with the Realmonte local authority.
In January 2022 the site was stained red by vandals.
The Scala dei Turchi (Italian: "Stair of the Turks") is a rocky cliff on the coast of Realmonte, near Porto Empedocle, southern Sicily, Italy.
The Scala is formed by a soft, limestone and a blinding white marl. It lies between two sandy beaches, and is accessed through a limestone rock formation in the shape of a staircase, hence the name.