The moment you have experienced your fill of shorelines and vineyards, on Contiki’s Authentic Sicily excursion, you will join up with a local guidebook in front of the opulent Teatro Massimo, one of the most jaw-dropping opera properties in Europe. Snaking by means of the historic centre, you will meet all of the company homeowners who have bravely united in opposition to the Mafia safety rackets.
At every stop you’ll understand about how this inspiring civic movement originally shaped: with hoteliers, farmers, and cafe house owners staring down Mafioso tradition and stating: “Enough”. (And remember, as this is a MAKE Travel MATTER® experience, you’ll be supporting the Anti-Mafia movement economically by Contiki, in alignment with the 11 objectives of our sustainability strategy).
From confiscated Mafia HQs turned into instructional community centres, to relocating street art that files the Anti-Mafia movement, this tour is not just about organised crime, but the really soul of Sicily: stuffed with beauty, lifestyle, defiance and very, extremely great food. Make sure you stop by Antica Focacceria at the finish of the tour (one of Palermo’s oldest eateries and a notable Anti-Mafia establishment), and you are going to get a delicious thought of what we mean.
