Angol leírás, sztori

"No other television fiction series in Italy has enjoyed such a following as Il Commissario Montalbano, based on the detective novels by Andrea Camillieri. [...]
Italy's most beloved fictional detective, Salvo Montalbano, is based in Vigata, Sicily. Despite this fictitious name, the fictional home of one of Italy's most popular literary characters is closely based on the southern Sicilian coastal town of Porto Empedocle, the birthplace of the inspector's creator and award-winning novelist, Andrea Camilleri. In recognition of his great success, Vigata has been appended to Porto Empedocle's name. A perfect way to discover this part of Sicily is to use the stories and TV episodes themselves as your guide.[...]
Near the bar [Caffè Albanese], you'll find the inspector himself but don't expect Luca Zingaretti, his TV incarnation. This inspector couldn't be more different: moustachioed, ageing yet with a full head of hair. The inspector we are looking at is a statue, commissioned to celebrate Porto Empedocle's favourite son, who is based on Camilleri's scant descriptions of him in the series. Looking a little perplexed, perhaps chewing over the nuances of a particularly tricky case, we imagine he'd soon be in his car and heading home." ^[1]

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