Breccialfiorata in Acquaviva Platani
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Event more unique than rare, the Breccialfiorata in Acquaviva Platani bears witness to faithand creativeness and hospitality of the Acquavivese community, which for some years has given life to this new event that revisits the traditions linked to Corpus Christi.
History of Breccialfiorata in Acquaviva Platani
The history of the Breccialfiorata in Acquaviva Platani is recent, but no less rich and stimulating: in fact, since the first edition in 2014, the event has gathered a growing popularity, the result of the originality and organizational skills that characterize it.
In fact, unlike the traditional infiorate of Corpus Domini, the Breccialfiorata does not see flower compositions, but the use of crushed stone (breach), colored and mixed with glue to be applied to wooden panels designed by local artists, depicting liturgical scenes and sacred images.
When the Breccialfiorata takes place in Acquaviva Platani
Mobile recurrence, in what follows of two weeks the Pentecost, the solemnity of Corpus Christi usually falls at June. And it is during the Corpus Domini weekend that the streets of Acquaviva Platani are colored with the Breccialfiorata, whose creations and other decorations wind along a journey of hundreds of metres.
Where the Breccialfiorata takes place in Acquaviva Platani
A path, five hundred meters or more, along the central streets of Acquaviva Platani is the theater where the Breccialfiorata comes to life every year: large and enthusiastic participation of the whole city to a engaging event Which unites faith e seeds , always attracting numerous visitors and tourists to the city to admire the route, inserted among the architectural beauties of the city, which is thus further embellished.
What to do at Breccialfiorata in Acquaviva Platani
Strolling along the streets of the Breccialfioreta route is, at the same time, a way to attend an absolutely unique event of its kind, full of charm need colors, and an opportunity to get to know and admire the best of Acquaviva Platani, wandering around the streets of the city centre.
In addition to the colored panels along the way, there are other decorations and decorations, among which precious fabric flowers made to complete the course. In addition, side events of high cultural content and visits to exhibitions and al Emigration Museum complete an unmissable experience that makes Acquaviva Platani an essential stop on your holidays in Sicily.
How to get to Breccialfiorata in Acquaviva Platani
To get to Acquaviva Platani just take the state road 189, which joins it both ad Agrigento that Palermo, through the contiguous state road 121.
For those arriving in the nearest airport is the Palermo Falcone e Borsellino Airport, about 130 km away. Good alternative is the Trapani Vincenzo Florio Airport, about 180 km away.