Valle_del_Belice

Valle del Belice

Valle del Belice

Valley of the Belice river, in Sicily, Italy

The Valle del Belice is the valley of the Belice river, in south-western Sicily, Italy. It lies in the provinces of Agrigento, Palermo and Trapani.[1][2]

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1968 earthquake

Main article: 1968 Belice earthquake

The valley was struck by an earthquake in January 1968; in 2012 the damage had still not been fully repaired.[3]

Agriculture

The Valle del Belice breed of domestic sheep originates in the valley. Agricultural products of the area include the D.O.P. Vastedda della valle del Belìce, a pecorino (sheep's milk) cheese,[4] and "Valle del Belìce DOP" extra-virgin olive oil, made from a minimum of 70% Nocellara del Belice olives.[5] Nocellara del Belice table olives also have DOP status.

References

  1. [1]
    Virginia Maxwell, Duncan Garwood. Sicilia. EDT srl, 2011. ISBN 8860408008.
  2. [2]
    Collettivo LTN. L'altra Italia: Il Belice. Jaca Book.
  3. [3]
    [s.n.] (8 January 2012).Terremoti: 44 anni fa il sisma della Valle del Belice, una ferita ancora aperta (in Italian). La Repubblica. Accessed January 2014.
  4. [4]
    Disciplinare di Produzione della Denominazione d'Origine Protetta "Vastedda della valle del Belìce" (in Italian). Ministero delle politiche agricole alimentari e forestali. Accessed January 2014.
  5. [5]
    Valle del Belìce DOP (in Italian). Camera di Commercio Trapani. Accessed January 2014.


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