Alley in Montelepre, Sicily 1963

A car drives through an alley in the small town of Montelepre. An old woman sits on a chair on the roadside, another villager hangs up laundry. Montelepre in the province of Palermo (region of Sicily) is 26km away from the city of Palermo. Former Sicilian folk hero Salvatore Giuliano was born in Montelepre in 1922, and he is buried in the Ostfriedhof (cemetery) of the city. The inhabitants of Montelepre make a living mainly from farming. (Date created: 01.01.1963-30.04.1963)