DA MAFIA TOUR.NORWALK Norwalk (nôr`wôk'). 1 City (1990 pop. 94,279), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; settled in the 1850s, inc. 1957. With the arrival (1875) of the Southern Pacific RR, it became a center for the dairy and logging industries, but , CT--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 3, 1999-- ItalianVillas.com, leader in online Italian villa and apartment rentals has acquired several properties on the north coast of Sicily. All near the beach and within striking distance of Palermo. But what do they suggest for day trips if you want to rub elbows with the locals? "We suggest touring Mafia country," says Rick London, Director of Italianvillas.com. "It's a kind of dark Hollywood theme park come to life: recognizable names, good food and a little morbid morbid /mor·bid/ (mor´bid) 1. pertaining to, affected with, or inducing disease; diseased. 2. unhealthy or unwholesome. 3. fun!" And perfectly safe, London assures. Da heartland of Mafia country can be found south of Palermo on Superstrada 121 and 189 to Agrigento. It was in this bucolic countryside often dotted with shepherds and sheep that Lucky Luciano Charles "Lucky" Luciano (born Salvatore Lucania) (November 24, 1897 – January 26, 1962) was a Sicilian-American mobster. Luciano is considered the father of modern organized crime and the mastermind of the massive postwar expansion of the international heroin trade. found his financial misfortune after being banished to Sicily by the U.S. "We're not sure what happened to Lucky in the end - 'cause he was a rat!" says London. He suggest you make stops in small towns that read like a "Who's Who Who’s Who biographical dictionary of notable living people. [Am. Hist.: Hart, 922] See : Fame " of Hollywood heavies villages of Prizzi (check out the cement cement, binding material used in construction and engineering, often called hydraulic cement, typically made by heating a mixture of limestone and clay until it almost fuses and then grinding it to a fine powder. boots factory at Lago di Prizzi just kidding!), Corleone, Friddi, Rizzo and Guiliana (no relation to the iron-fisted boss of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of ). Stop in for a relaxing lunch at any of these friendly places - just sit in the corner with your back to the wall and you should be okay. ItalianVillas.com also suggest taking a break on the road and have a picnic along the cliffs of Bosco della Ficuzza as it bends with respect around Corleone. A scenic place known as a good location for pushing rivals off the steep cliffs. Excellent for pictures too. The Sicilian rentals of ItalianVillas.com can be seen on their web site at http://italianvillas.com SOURCE: DigitalWork ( http://www.digitalwork.com ) 6644 WHERE SMALL BUSINESS GOES TO WORK ( SA 6644 ) |
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