Carry an interesting article appeared in The Guardian, British newspaper:
At the height of its power, the notorious Sicilian Mafia boss Toto Riina was in the habit of giving a banquet to celebrate a murder in his house near Corleone. The island's most powerful criminals have been drinking champagne and steaks on the crowded open-air barbecue. On one occasion, in the early 80's, Riina invited some of his enemies to dinner and strangled them while, sated dell'abbuffata, remained seated at the table.
Now visitors can also eat at the table of Riina and imagine him giving the order to kill someone. The stone farmhouse with a few acres of surrounding land, in the Gorgo del Drago, is now open as a hotel-restaurant. The project will be managed by the voluntary group Pio La Torre (the name given in honor of the politician who drafted the law to confiscate the assets of the mafia).
Tourism in Sicily mafia could become a very profitable activity. In April of 2006 - just days after the arrest of Mafia boss Bernardo Provenzano, which took place in a cramped cabin of shepherds near Corleone, after 43 years on the run - turned rumors that it planned to convert the last refuge of Provenzano in a hotel. "Tourists can make the experience of living as he lived," says one of the men in the area and continues by suggesting that "could keep the rooms as Provenzano found them" in the restaurant and the menu could be done by mimicking the famous coded messages typed the boss. The idea is picturesque and despite having that can be enjoyed from the farm of Provenzano is spectacular, tourists looking for a certain authenticity should live in a blackout, as he did.
Since the law allowing the state to seize assets of convicted mafiosi entered into force in 1982, make a decision about what to do with the confiscated property has created a lot of headaches for local authorities. You can not sell for fear that fall into the hands of previous owners. On the banks of Mongerbino and Aspradi, lush villas belonging to some convicted gangsters are deserted and in ruins. Signs of vandalism show the determination of the families: if they can not enjoy their beach house, no one can.
The family home of Provenzano in Corleone became a hostel for groups of young activists working in the old vineyards at one time belonged to the Mafia, demonstrating their solidarity with the young local activists who fight it. But last summer the vines were damaged by an experienced hand, so as to prevent next year's crop. Yet the ideological farm could be profitable, but in this mob stronghold there are still those who make the local resistance.
italiadallestero.info translation.
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