Sant'Agata del Bianco
The Aspromonte village of the writer Saverio Strati
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Sant'Agata del Bianco - Regione Calabria
Among the towns in the Aspromonte National Park, in the province of Reggio Calabria, Sant'Agata del Bianco is famous for being the birthplace of the writer Saverio Strati, winner of the 1977 Campiello Prize for Il selvaggio di Santa Venere.
The murals that enliven the streets of the historic centre are dedicated to the characters in his novels, starting with the writer's birthplace, now a museum.
Those wishing to take a literary trip to Aspromonte must pass through Sant'Agata del Bianco. Nestled on a panoramic hill overlooking the sea, the village is a veritable open-air museum of street art: it is no coincidence that it has been renamed the "City of Murals". Sant'Agata del Bianco offers visitors a unique itinerary that traces the works of Saverio Strati through quotations and images depicting the protagonists, from the Ragazzo illuminato dalla luce della storia to Tibi e Tascia.
Another picturesque place to visit in Sant'Agata del Bianco is the Museum of Lost Things: a poetic place where local artist Antonio Scarfone has collected objects of different origins, eras and categories, placing them alongside the Garden of Thought, a small green area for exhibitions, and the Narrative Windows, iron sculptures framed by old windows. Finally, pop into the Museum of Sant'Agata Artists, which houses biographical sections dedicated to the many artists from this surprising village in Aspromonte.
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