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]
| Valle del Belice | |
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| Valle del Belìce | |
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| Length | 77 km NE – SW |
| Geography | |
| Location | south-western Sicily |
| Coordinates | 37°45′47″N 13°02′56″E / 37.763°N 13.049°E |
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1968 earthquake edit
The valley was struck by an earthquake in January 1968; in 2012 the damage had still not been fully repaired.[3]
Agriculture edit
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 edit
- ^ Virginia Maxwell, Duncan Garwood. Sicilia. EDT srl, 2011. ISBN 8860408008.
- ^ Collettivo LTN. L'altra Italia: Il Belice. Jaca Book.
- ^ [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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Valle del Belìce DOP (in Italian). Camera di Commercio Trapani. Accessed January 2014.
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