NO MAFIA TOUR PALERMO

Seecily Tourism offers the NO MAFIA TOUR, a tour inside the historic center, whose stages can offer an opportunity to reflect on the history of the mafia phenomenon and the fight against the Mafia. During the tour you will be accompanied by an authorized tour guide from the Sicily region, who will explain to you the origins of the mafia phenomenon, the anti-Mafia phenomenon and the social and anthropological implications.

  • Program: The starting point is the NO MAFIA MEMORIAL museum in Palermo, the highest example of the city that best explains the mafia phenomenon and the antimafia. The museum is located inside the historic Gulì palace, along the oldest street in the city, the Cassaro. The museum, managed by the CSD (Sicilian Documentation Center) Giuseppe Impastato of Palermo through some photographic exhibitions deals with different themes: banditry, the history of Giuliano’s gang, the massacre of Portella della Ginestra, up to the Mafia war and drug trafficking. Particular attention is also paid to mafia crimes, state killings and the history of the anti-Mafia. A fundamental part of the museum is dedicated to the figure of Peppino Impastato. In addition, since the Memorial is a dynamic container in continuous evolution, the museum itinerary is integrated with new temporary exhibitions.
  • The tour continues inside the historic center to discover the origins of pre-mafia phenomena and the history of one of the illegal Mafia activities such as “lace”. Another fundamental stop of the NO MAFIA tour will take place inside the ancient Kalsa district, where the two magistrates FALCONE and BOROSELLINO lived. Then to reach Piazza Marina, the scene of one of the oldest and most famous mafia crimes, the one that had JOE ‘PETROSINO as its victim. The route ends at the marina of Cala in front of the recent MURALES dedicated to the two heroes in the fight against the Mafia: Falcone and Borsellino.
Price (starting from): 35 p.p.
Duration: 3 h
Languages: ITA - ENG
Days: All on request
When: All the year
Customized for: Group excursion
Includes: Tour guide + TICKET museum NO MAFIA
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