Originally Posted by
KLouis
Slightly OT (but only slightly!): Almost 30 years have passed since the last big earthquake, and I remember a Sicilian friend of mine saying a few years back that the amazing barocco buildings were still in a dire condition. Is that true?
One collapsed a couple of years ago, several are being held up with scaffolds/beams, but several others have been repaired/saved. The "UN" sent some "experts" and then there were big arguments with the local ministries on how best to save several locations. Money, as always, is a huge issue. In my view, it is certainly still worth a visit for anyone interested in history/architecture