The Living Crib of Custonaci in Borgo Scurati comes back to life every year
during the Christmas period. For the 28th edition, 2009/2010, opening times are as follows (last admission 8pm):

• 25 - 26 – 27 December, 2009, from 4pm to 9.30pm;
• 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 – 6 January, 2010, from 4pm to 9.30pm.

As in previous years,  the Crib will consist of a cast of over 160 actors, including artist-craftsmen from all over Sicily and farm hands and local characters as well as hundreds of extras.

This large family will also be graced by the special presence of an important Sicilian artist, Nino Cuticchio, with his Opera dei Pupi puppet theatre (four consecutive performances daily with short intervals). Installed on a small stage not far from the cave, it will, as ever, be the delight of our youngest visitors.

In addition to electric lighting, the event is staged with torches, oil lanterns and citronella candles in terracotta dishes. The magic of this old-fashioned lighting will be complemented by the enchantment of centuries-old music, played by the musicians - bagpipe and flute players from Partanna.

The safety of visitors and actors will be guaranteed throughout the performances by a system of surveillance and control and the permanent presence of the civil protection unit, ambulances and a first-aid doctor.

In order to ensure maximum comfort and convenience for visitors/spectators, and to reduce vehicular traffic in the vicinity of the cave and Borgo Scurati, the following are provided:

• two ticket offices, one of which will be near the large car park (over 1,500 spaces) in the nearby village of Cornino;
• free shuttle bus from the car park in Cornino providing a continuous service to and from Borgo Scurati;
• bus shelter, in case of rain;
• snack bars, run by outside interests, just outside the exit from the Crib area.

Ticket information

• 26, 27/12; 3, 6/01: € 7.00
• 25/12; 2, 4, 5/01: € 6,00
• children 3 - 6 years: € 2.00
• children 0 - 3 years: FREE

The ticket includes shuttle bus from the car park in Cornino to the Crib. Group discounts available (for further information contact: + 39 335 5399 471).

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