We stopped briefly at the ruins at Eraclea Minoa, enjoying the view out to sea more than the site as very little was uncovered or explained except a theatre which was covered to prevent further weathering.
But there were flowers …
We also made a stop at the Castello Incantato or Enchanted Castle, a garden filled with sculpted heads made by Filippo Bentivegna. He had emigrated to America, suffered mishaps including a serious head injury which affected his sanity and returned to Sicily where he bought a plot of land and worked on his sculpture garden for over 40 years till his death in 1967. The number of sculptures is staggering, and while fairly roughly made, individual expressions could be seen, and it made us wonder what he was thinking when he made them.
Arriving in Sciacca (pronounced Shacka), we checked in to Hotel Aliai where we had a lovely room overlooking the harbour, then climbed the 245 steps from the harbour up to the main town to have a look round and get a gelato, and are pleased we can eat in a little trattoria steps from the hotel rather than make that climb again!
Next stop … more ruins.
Off Travelling Together 