PRODUCTIONS: IN THE EAST OF SICILY

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Piero Cannizzaro

SD Cinematografica

28 Min.

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The coast of Pozzillo is made up of rocks and inlets of lava origin, generated over the millennia by the Etna flows. Next to the cliff stands the Contrada Carpinato, where the lemon trees receive water thanks to a well jointly owned with some families, including the La Rocca family and the Murabito family. On the slopes of Etna, on the other hand, the Astragalus Siculus Endemica Etnea grows, a plant that blooms on the arid slopes of the volcano, an icon in culture and a muse for storytellers. One of the last is Luigi Di Pino, who performs in the Riposto Market where you can also find hazelnuts, collected in the hazelnut groves under Etna, as in that of Sant’Alfio. Here, Cristina Musumeci and her husband Stefano Alì dedicate themselves to the care of the hazelnut grove, from which they obtain various culinary products. The journey resumes towards Viagrande, where Fabio Costantino produces wines by cultivating some vineyards that grow on the lava deposited about 3,000 years ago. Moving towards Aci Sant’Antonio, we reach the Museum of the Sicilian cart, another symbol of the island. Today, Maestro Salvo Nicolosi works here. In Acireale, however, Francesco produces traditional Sicilian ice creams while the lemon granita, of Arab origin, is made by Maestro Franco Patané, according to old customs. Franco Pulvirenti also lives within the ancient walls of Acireale, who loves Sicilian customs and traditions, as well as the sounds of his land.