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o is... Petrosin T he history of Petrosino cultivated fields, mostly with are real fortified farms, with as an autonomous vines, with various local internal courtyards which municipality of the province productions of fruit and the old master's house of Trapani began in 1980. vegetables. Passing through opens out onto. Petrosino Before this date, it was part the fields, you will come is characterised not only by of the Marsala territory. across the typical baglio the agricultural landscape Petrosino and Marsala in rural architectural but also by its sandy fact share a common structures, which are coastlines (noteworthy is agricultural and wine making particularly widespread in the Biscione beach) which vocation. The countryside, the area between Marsala in summer become popular in fact presents large and Mazara del Vallo: these holiday destinations. Vineyard Marchese Baglio Biscione coastline y Histor A ccording to tradition, grows abundantly in the Baglio Woodhouse), where, the name comes from the countryside. The first in 1813, John Woodhouse Latin words sinus (gulf) and settlements, dating back to built a vineyard. The Petri (Peter), that is Gulf of the mid seventeenth century, autonomy of the town dates Peter, alluding to the landing were of inland farmers who back only to 1980, when of the Apostle Saint Peter formed small villages called Petrosino, town hamlet on the bay of Biscione. It is, chiànura and of fishermen under the administrative rule however, more probable that who settled on the coast of of Marsala, separated from the name comes from the today's village of Biscione. Marsala thus becoming the Greek term petroselinon, in The town developed from youngest town with its own local dialect piddusinu, the nineteenth century along local government in the meaning parsley which is the main street (today Viale province of Trapani. Sibiliana tower Woodhouse Baglio, arch Spanò Baglio, doorway ape Landsc T he Petrosino territory, the most number of grapes town. The reclaiming of the with a predominantly per inhabitant. In 1632 the land in the 1930s, following agricultural vacation is original village assumed its the construction of a system characterised by cultivations current configuration and of closed canals which of vines of Grillo and the settlement was brought collect water and take it Catarratto grapes, typical for to perfection by the down into the sea, allowed the production of famous Englishman John Woodhouse the recovering of some Marsala wine, which extend with the construction of a terrains for agriculture. The on fertile flat terrain as far baglio (rural fortified agricultural landscape ends as the sea. It is the town structure) the gateway of on the sandy beach which municipality which produces which became the coat of has numerous bathing areas the most wine in Italy with arms and the symbol of the in summer. Vineyards Torrazza coastline Inland, Galvaga tower e Natur O f great interest are the great importance and for species which are rare or in marshy coastland areas of some, they are ideal habitats danger of extinction, like the Margi Spanò, Margi Milo, and for their survival. These are Limonium ramosissimus Capo Feto Sites of depressions, separated from siculum, the Salicornia perennis Community importance the sea by a long sandy strip and the Asparagus acutifolius (SCI) and areas for the which are completely filled which form thorny bushes. Protezione Speciale degli with water in winter and Among the birds present in uccelli - Important Bird Areas which in summer dry out. the marsh there is the (IBA). These natural biotopes This phenomenon has been curlew, the teal and, of great are crucial areas for the studied also for the presence importance, the rare transit of migrating birds of of animal and vegetable presence of the wild duck. Margi - Spanò Reserve Capo Feto Reserve Curlew ons Traditi E very year on the 19th representing, respectively, farmers lived, met and of March, on the occasion Saint Joseph, Mary and Jesus celebrated festivals and of the festivities for San who are served by devoted banquets: it recalls Giuseppe (Saint Joseph), the followers at a votive altar moments of farming and traditional invito di San decorated with symbolic maritime life of old, Giuseppe - invitation to Saint bread. Following ancient animated by local and Joseph, is held outside the farming traditions in August foreign folkloristic groups church. This is a rich lunch in the streets of Chianu and typical and cakes and characterised by the Parrini the festa di chianura pastries made from mulled offering of numerous dishes takes place, which takes its wine and mustard made to three people: an old man, name from the term chiano, from grape must are a young woman and a child a small rural village in which prepared and offered. Altar of Saint Joseph Chianura Festivity Chianura Festivity Re erence Bon ligion Rememb ds T he numerous votive dedicated and during other Mother Church. The aedicules in dialect fiuredde religious celebrations. In May, procession in the sea with - from the divine sacred solemn celebrations in the statue of Maria Stella figure that they contained honour of Maria S.S. delle del Mare, on the 14th of inside - are the expression Grazie, patron saint of the August is suggestive. The of a spontaneous popular town take place, finishing on rites of Holy Week are well religion which is shown by the 31st of the month with participated, starting only the lighting of candles or the a heartfelt and well attended recently on Palm Sunday decorating of the aedicules procession and the giving of and characterised by Misteri with palms, flowers, and the keys of the town to the viventi which represent drapes during the festivities simulacrum of the virgin scenes from the passion for the Saint to which it is Mary which is kept in the of Christ. Sacred aedicule Maria SS. Delle Grazie Living Misteri gli The Ba T he fortified structures of accommodation who stayed rectangular layout and is the bagli are rural there seasonally. With the characterised by the architectural buildings which development of the wine presence of two are to be found all over the producing activity, above all communicating courtyards, countryside and which in proximity to the coast, one reserved for the characterise the territory. structures similar to bagli owner's family and the other they are built in a dominating were realized. In the urban for productive activity, the position in order to control centre is u bagghiu gnisi “The daily needs of the farmers the surrounding land and the English baglio”, so called by and for storerooms and various phases of the the locals as it was built in stables. Of the ancient baglio agricultural work. They have, 1813 by John Woodhouse, Marchese (XVIII century), as a characteristic element, an English trader who the summer home of the a central courtyard around discovered the Marsala wine marquis D'Anna from which communal life is lead. and exported it all over the Marsala, the three corner The accommodation, the world. In its ancient buildings watchtowers, are of stables and the storerooms the great Soleras 1815 and particular interest, being open onto this courtyard, Waterloo 1815 were unique elements of their often paved in stone. Special produced. In Triglia Scaletta type. Nearby is the Villa spaces are used for grape district there is baglio Spanò, Sanuzza (second half of the pressing (palmentu) or olive built by marquis Nicolò XIX century) which was the pressing (trappitu); the Spanò of Marsala between first residential home of the highest part was the owner's 1873 and 1882. It has a territory. Barbera Baglio ents Monum T he Mother Church (XVIII Monumento al Pescatore - on the coast was to keep a and XIX centuries) and the Monument to the Fisherman look out for pirates coming Woodhouse baglio by Francesco Gennaro in from the sea, the other, (1813) are the two most pays tribute to situated inland in Ramisella representative monuments, the hard work of those who district, served as a defence the former, a religious go to sea. A bronze bust of for the countryside and as symbol, the latter, a symbol the honourable Francesco a look out post for any of the wine producing De Vita (1913-1961) eventual bandits or trouble culture of the territory, to commemorates the great makers. Showing the ancient which the Monumento all'uva man and politician. The tradition of wheat milling, - Monument to the grapes, Sibiliana Tower and Galvaga two windmills from the XIX realized by Franco Armato Tower are majestic and century, shaped like cut off also makes reference; the fascinating: the first, situated cones are still standing. Mother Church Monument to the grapes Monument to the fisherman M ce Educatio useums Scien n A t the local Scuola Media show the techniques and typical barrels. There is a (middle school) of the procedures linked to the kitchen complete with all its Istituto Comprensivo “G. activities which took place utensils and a bedroom. Nosengo” there is the Museo in the fields, in the craft Some garments from the della civiltà contadina - workshops or in family end of the 18th century, Museum of rural civilisation, households. One can imagine beginning of the 19th which holds the historic the work of the farmer with century document the type memories of the town, the plough and the various of clothes worn at that time containing a patrimony of stages of the grape harvest, In Petrosino there is a tools and objects which the transporting of the private professional school allow the reconstruction of grapes in vats upon wagons for the training of ceramicists the identity of the town and and the wine making inside and decorators.

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