Trip to Castel di Tusa and visit to the first "Fiumara d'arte"'s sculptures

Roll down the car window and take a look around: you're in the fascinating Castel di Tusa where, in 1982, Antonio Presti's idea was conceived. You will fall in love with the landscape and the authenticity of this small city, other than its colours and history. Are you ready? Let's keep going!

This is the hotel we booked: "Art Hotel Atelier Sul Mare," a wonderful structure on the beach of Castel di Tusa, where the Fiumara d'arte starts! You can choose an "Art room" such as "Earth and fire", "Hammam" and "The Nest", where you can sleep in a real work of art! Drop your luggage and take a look around. Are you ready to get started? Let's go!

Look up to the sky and enjoy the view of the first today's sculpture! "La Materia Poteva Non Esserci", made by Pietro Consagra in 1986, is 18 meters high and made with cement in chromatic constrast. The artist wanted to represent the relationship between man and environment by extrapolating the rationality of its conception. He also meant to invite you to pass through the sculpture. You'll be able to take some amazing pictures! Now let's go find the next work of art of the Fiumara d'arte!

There it is! "38° Parallelo - Piramide - Fiumara d'arte" is the corten steel pyramid made by Mauro Staccioli in 2010 and it's the most recent work of the Fiumara d'arte. Mauro Staccioli wanted to translate the abstraction of the hearth dimension in a creative metaphysical perception, validating the relation between work of art and the location. Here is the incredible set of the Ritual of Light: this rite takes place every year in June, in the days of the solstice, when the sun triumphs over the dark, and those who participate consciously choose a path, a path of light. On this annual occasion the pyramid-38th parallel is opened to favor the traveler a high and open look on the universe. The rite is offered as a word of beauty, as a maieutic word. In recent years, some great poets offered children the value of the word, the sacredness of poetry and Beauty. The goal announced by the founder of Fiumara, Antonio Presti, is "to give the new generations the opportunity to come together every year, in those summer days, to choose the triumph of light each time. So that - adds Presti - the future is nourished by the value of universal beauty in its rise to the status of ritual". And now, let yourself be amazed by how the solar light is captured by the sculpture! After taking some shots, it's time to go eat!

This the restaurant of "Agriturismo Pattina" where you previously booked your lunch experience! Get ready to acquaint yourselves with the genuine taste of organic dishes made with km 0 products. Enjoy the sun, the breeze and the colours which the beautiful sight in front of you has to offer. Are you ready for the next adventure? Let's go to Reitano, where you will find the "Monumento Per Un Poeta Morto" sculpture.

After 15 minutes by car, you'll already be able to see "Monumento per un poeta morto", also known as "Finestra sul mare", one of the most fascinating sculpture of the route. It was made by Tano Festa in 1989 and it represents the limited sense of possibilities to be stopped by one's thought on the horizon. The black monolith, on the other hand, stands for the finite sense of our existences. Now that you've witnessed the magnificence of this work of art, you may want to go back to Castel di Tusa and have some relax!

Now you can leave the car, put on your bathing suit and go have some relax on the famous beach "Lampare", few minutes away from the hotel. Don't forget your sunscreen!

The sun, the sea, the salty air... Beautiful, isn't it? Enjoy the sicilian beach "Lampare", which gained the blue flag in 2016!

Few steps away from the beach, you can find this small and picturesque restaurant called "Le Lampare" where you can either have pasta or some fresh fish. Don't forget to order a bottle of wine and let yourselves be overwhelmed by the perfect location where to eat! After dinner, you may enjoy a walk along the Lungomare di Tusa.

What's better than a drink and some music in front of the sea to get carried away? After 15/20 minutes of walk, you will bump into Lido Est, a lovely beach resort in Castel di Tusa. Take it easy with the drinks, another day of travel is upon us!

You must be tired, you'd better go get some sleep in the Art room you've booked. Good night and remember, tomorrow a new adventure will start!