Santa Margherita del Belice

This small town in the  Sicilian entroterra, is famous for the fact that it's present town hall il municipio, or municipal building is the one that was owned the prince in  Il gattopardo, The Leopard,  the famed historical and autobiographical novel by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa who used it as his summer palace when he came to Santa Margherita. In the novel  he names the town  Donnafugata.  As a result several literary conferences are held here. It is a pleasant agricultural town that produces much olive oil. It was ravaged but not totally destroyed by the earthquake of August of 1968 and some buildings were never been rebuilt but much rebuilding and restoration has taken place. Behind the municipio lies a nice park with a space for public events. It is worth a visit although it is somewhat far from the nearest autostrada, the A-28.

Have a pleasant new week / Buona nuova settimana