{"id":732,"date":"2025-08-29T12:25:58","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T10:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ruralsicily.com\/?post_type=esperienze&#038;p=732"},"modified":"2025-08-29T12:28:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T10:28:20","slug":"la-meraviglia-del-presepe-del-xviii-secolo-nel-ventre-lavico-delle-aci","status":"publish","type":"esperienze","link":"https:\/\/ruralsicily.com\/en\/esperienze\/cicloturismo\/la-meraviglia-del-presepe-del-xviii-secolo-nel-ventre-lavico-delle-aci\/","title":{"rendered":"The wonder of the 18th century Nativity scene in the lava heart of the Aci towns"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>In the Baroque heart of Acireale, between the black stone that tells stories and the scent of the Christmas season, a timeless masterpiece...<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"translation-block\">There is a place in Acireale where the black stone and the light speak to each other in silence, and art is not displayed, but preserved by the earth itself. It is the natural lava-flow cave, formed centuries ago at the foot of Mount Etna, which today houses a rare and precious treasure: <strong>the 18th-century Nativity scene of Acireale<\/strong>. Protected within the Church of Santa Maria della Neve, between volcanic shadows and sacred stillness, it takes shape like a dream suspended between art and devotion. What makes it unique is not only the natural environment that hosts it, but also its very composition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"translation-block\">The statues, at <strong>life size<\/strong> with <strong>wax faces<\/strong>, are dressed in traditional peasant attire, crafted with artisanal care and moving sensitivity: shepherds, vendors, artisans, and children, as if frozen in a suspended moment in time. The <strong>rocky setting<\/strong> and the <strong>living lava material<\/strong> enveloping the scene create an unrepeatable atmosphere: a place of the soul, where the sacred and the popular coexist among scenes of daily life, in a harmonious balance between realism and spirituality, where every detail enhances an intense experience that is not only visual but emotional. The <strong>18th-century Nativity scene<\/strong>, a cultural and spiritual heritage of the city, is open daily during the Christmas season, but <strong>guided tours can also be booked throughout the year<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Paola Riccioli<\/p>\n<p><script src=\"chrome-extension:\/\/fpelahbljekknahkcaegamhcndkfpfnc\/iFrame.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"chrome-extension:\/\/fpelahbljekknahkcaegamhcndkfpfnc\/iFrame.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"chrome-extension:\/\/fpelahbljekknahkcaegamhcndkfpfnc\/iFrame.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"chrome-extension:\/\/fpelahbljekknahkcaegamhcndkfpfnc\/iFrame.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":733,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categoria-esperienza":[21],"class_list":["post-732","esperienze","type-esperienze","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria-esperienza-cicloturismo"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - 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