In Petralia Soprana, one of the most beautiful villages in Italy, it is possible to visit a place full of charm kept in the bowels of the earth. The Museo di Arte Contemporanea Sotto Sale (MACSS) is a particular and unique location.

The MACSS with its rock salt sculptures represents an exemplary museum of contemporary art in a still active mine. Formed six million years ago, following particular geological events and the drying up of the Mediterranean Sea, this almost one mile long deposit of pure rock salt is a magical place. Just close your eyes to hear the noise of the miners engaged in the extraction of salt. Visitors will be able to discover the installations and decipher the message that each artist wanted to convey through their artwork. Between statues and tunnels the natural matter here turns into artistic matter.