Stupidity has no limit: Italy’s iconic Scala dei Turchi cliffs defaced by vandals
An investigation is under way after the famed white limestone Scala dei Turchi cliff in Sicily was “shamefully defaced” with red powder dust.’s most visited tourist sites and features prominently in the Inspector Montalbano books by the late author, Andrea Camilleri.
The cliff, which is shaped like a huge staircase jutting into the Mediterranean from the coast of Realmonte in southern Sicily, was vandalised on Friday night. Initial inspections established that the culprits defaced the cliff with red iron oxide powder, a material which is fairly easy to eliminate, as proven by the fact that marks on the lower part of the cliff have been partially removed by the sea. Volunteers in Realmonte began cleaning the remaining marks on Saturday.Photograph: Concetta Rizzo/EPA
“The splendid white marl cliff of the Scala dei Turchi, an attraction of the Agrigento area for visitors from all over the world, has been shamefully defaced,” said Nello Musumeci, Sicily’s president. “We condemn the perpetrators of this cowardly gesture. It constitutes an outrage not only to an asset of rare beauty, but also to the image of our island. I hope the judiciary quickly identify those responsible.
Luigi Patronaggio, the chief prosecutor of Agrigento, has started an investigation and ordered tests on the material used in order to trace recent sales of red powder dust in the area and, ultimately, the buyers. Police are also looking for clues via video surveillance images.
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