• Ruderi Casa Natale Giovanni Falcone - Meet in front of the restaurant “Ciccio Passami l’Olio.” Across from this restaurant is a plaque marking the birthplace of the famous anti-mafia lawyer Giovanni Falcone, one of the subjects of our tour. Your tour guide will be waiting for you by that plaque. On this tour we will visit three major crime sites and pass by many other sites of importance to the ongoing anti-mafia struggle in Palermo.
• Oratorio di San Lorenzo - The first of three major crime scenes that we will visit. The theft of Caravaggio’s Nativity with San Lorenzo and San Francesco is still listed as one of the FBI’s Top Ten Art Crimes. I will tell you what Falcone discovered during his anti-mafia interrogations.
• Piazza Marina - We will learn about the famous Italian American police officer Joe Petrosino and visit the site where he was murdered in Piazza Marina.
• Casa di Paolo - We will visit what was the Borsellino family pharmacy and today is a community center dedicated to supporting local families and preventing mafia recruitment in the Kalsa neighborhood.
• Chiesa di Santa Teresa alla Kalsa - We will end our tour in Piazza Kalsa

• Anti-Mafia Book and Movie recommendation list

• Dinner

1.6 km or 1 mile, shaded, no need for sun protection.

Stop at a cafe midway through the tour, all refreshments optional.

Want to learn more about the moving struggle of ordinary Sicilians against Cosa Nostra? Join us for an immersive experience, taking in the sights, sounds, and smells of the real locations where important events took place.

While focusing on the lives of Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino, Sicily’s most famous anti-mafia heroes, this tour around the ancient Kalsa district visits the actual sites of major mafia crimes: extortion, theft, destruction, and murder. But the value of this tour is in its powerful and inspiring storytelling, offering a deep dive into the lives of extraordinary individuals and organizations that fought and continue to fight against the mafia.

Join us for this fascinating tour and immerse yourself in the courageous history and present of Palermo’s anti-mafia movement.

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.