Scala dei Turchi is a rock face ( cliff ) which rises above the sea along the coast of Realmonte and Porto Empedocle , near Agrigento . It has become a tourist attraction in time for both the singularity of the cliff , white and peculiar forms , whether as a result of the popularity gained by the novels starring Inspector Montalbano written by the writer empedoclino Andrea Camilleri , where these places are mentioned country the Commissioner , to be framed with Porto Empedocle .