
Antimafia Bike Tour
The old town, the waterfront, Via Libertà, the 'Falcone Tree' Memorial: pedal along 12 kilometers between the center...

Rated 5.0/5 by real travellers.
<h3 style="font-size:28px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb( 52 , 64 , 78 );margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em">Highlights</h3><ul><li style="font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb( 87 , 100 , 111 );margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em">Cycle along the coast just steps away from the sea and uncover the new 'Molo Trapezoidale'</li><li style="font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb( 87 , 100 , 111 );margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em">explore the suburbs, well connected to the center through cycle paths</li><li style="font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb( 87 , 100 , 111 );margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em">learn who Falcone e Borsellino were and why they mean so much for the Sicilians</li><li style="font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb( 87 , 100 , 111 );margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em">discover the grass-roots anti-mafia movement 'Addiopizzo' and its ethical consumerism campaign supporting those who refuse to pay protection money</li><li style="font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb( 87 , 100 , 111 );margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em">savour a handmade and award-winning gelato, totally 'mafia-free'</li><li style="font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb( 87 , 100 , 111 );margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em">go shopping at the Libera shop that sells products from the land confiscated from the mafia bosses</li><li style="font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb( 87 , 100 , 111 );margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em">great for groups and team-building!</li></ul><h3 style="font-size:28px;line-height:1.6;color:#34404e;margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em">A bike tour in Palermo</h3><p style="font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb( 87 , 100 , 111 );margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em">Riding through the pedestrian areas of the <strong>old town center of Palermo</strong> and along the cycle lanes that connect it with the <strong>outskirts</strong>, you will discover <strong>how Palermo is changing</strong> 'inside and outside', healing from the wounds inflicted by the violence of the Mafia which reached its peak with the massacres of 1992.</p><p style="font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb( 87 , 100 , 111 );margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em">A Palermo that gradually reclaims the sea it faces: savor the sea breeze as you pedal along the 'Terrazza al Mare,' tracing the perimeter of the ancient port and exploring the recently revitalized 'Molo Trapezoidale', adorned with its extraordinary "Music Fountain".</p><h3 style="font-size:28px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb( 52 , 64 , 78 );margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em">A tribute to Falcone and Borsellino</h3><p style="font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb( 87 , 100 , 111 );margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em">This tour is a tribute to the <strong>memory </strong>of heroes like the prosecutors Falcone and Borsellino, whose murders pushed the Sicilian people to react against the Mafia and inspired collective action of <strong>a whole generation of antimafia campaigners</strong>. Young people today are still committed to improving society and making change, volunteering in grass-roots movements like Libera and Addiopizzo.</p><h3 style="font-size:28px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb( 52 , 64 , 78 );margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em">Enjoy the easy biketour</h3><p style="font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb( 87 , 100 , 111 );margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em">The terrain is <strong>mainly flat, mostly on cycle paths and bike lanes</strong>. Neverthless it is a urban bike tour, so please expect to ride on roads opened to vehicular traffic as well. We recommend that all the participants, especially children, are confortable in riding the bike in town.</p><h3 style="font-size:28px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb( 52 , 64 , 78 );margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em">After the tour the travellers say:</h3><blockquote style="padding:10px 20px;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;font-size:14px;border-left:5px solid rgb( 238 , 238 , 238 );margin:0.5em 0px;margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em"><em>This tour was wonderful. We saw and learned many things that we wouldn’t have otherwise</em></blockquote><blockquote style="padding:10px 20px;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;font-size:14px;border-left:5px solid rgb( 238 , 238 , 238 );margin:0.5em 0px;margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em"><em>Excellent history/insight into the genesis of pushback by the people of the influence of the mafia. Very enjoyable tour</em></blockquote><blockquote style="padding:10px 20px;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;font-size:14px;border-left:5px solid rgb( 238 , 238 , 238 );margin:0.5em 0px;margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em"><em>A passionate storyteller. Thanks for this interesting and versatile experience (movement, education, ice-cream, you get it all!)</em></blockquote>
No reviews yet for this activity.

The old town, the waterfront, Via Libertà, the 'Falcone Tree' Memorial: pedal along 12 kilometers between the center...

Learn about the Mafia and the civil antimafia movement whilst walking through the picturesque historic centre of...

A journey through an amazing land rich in history and traditions

Monreale & Cefalù: A Journey into Sicilian Arab-Norman Heritage