Archi d'Estate

Archi d'Estate 2025 — the third edition

From August 3 to 20, 2025, Corso Umberto I in San Biagio Platani hosted the third edition of Archi d'Estate, inaugurated on August 3 at 9:00 PM with the ribbon-cutting by Mayor Salvatore Di Bennardo. The event, funded by the PNRR as part of the RiGenerAzioni Archi di Piano 2030 project, transformed the village's main street into a path of ephemeral art.

Among the most evocative installations: Sicilia intra na coffa, a monumental 'coffa' (traditional basket) guarding agricultural memory; Lu cuntu di pani e di pupi, a puppet theater dedicated to the epic of the Pupi; Himne à la vie, a celebration of motherhood; La foresta delle farfalle, a staircase transformed into a message of peace for children; NinphArt, a contemporary reinterpretation of the traditional nymph; Lu carretto siciliano; Mappamondo a spigolo vivo, a reflection on discrimination; and Red shoes for life, against gender-based violence. The works were accompanied by talks, concerts, and tastings of typical products from the Platani Valley.

2025 Installations

• Sicilia intra na coffa — monumental basket guarding agricultural memory
• Lu cuntu di pani e di pupi — puppet theater dedicated to the epic of the Pupi
• Himne à la vie — celebration of motherhood
• La foresta delle farfalle — staircase transformed into a message of peace for children
• NinphArt — contemporary reinterpretation of the traditional nymph
• Lu carretto siciliano — celebration of popular culture
• Mappamondo a spigolo vivo — reflection on discrimination and rights
• Red shoes for life — against gender-based violence

Inauguration: August 3, 2025, 9:00 PM, with the ribbon-cutting by Mayor Salvatore Di Bennardo. Exhibition along Corso Umberto I until August 20, with talks, concerts, and tastings of typical products (extra virgin olive oil and pistachios from the Platani Valley).