Palermo – Barock, Dolce Vita und die Mafia | ARD Reisen

Palermo, the metropolis on the Mediterranean Sea in Italy, in the northwest of Sicily: Magnificent churches, palaces and almost 3000 years of history. From mafia stronghold to trendy travel destination! Wherever you look: In Palermo you can experience history and the modern city in equal measure. Many ancient palaces - baroque from the heyday of palace construction in Sicily - have been saved and restored in recent years, as has the Old Opera: In the Hollywood epic "The Godfather" it was the film location and symbol of the power of the mafia. 00:00 Greeting 01:24 Music at the Quattro Canti, the city's most famous crossroads 02:12 Standing up against the Cosa Nostra 04:29 Party in Piazza Sant'Anna and Mondello Beach 05:56 The Borgo Vecchio residential area 06:58 The street food of the city 08:19 The Teatro Massimo opera house 09:50 Farewell Addiopizzo, the anti-protection money campaign: from bakers to organic shops - 1000 shops are involved. You can find them on the "Addiopizzo city map"! But there are also tourist tours: "Palermo and the Mafia". Carried out by the "Addiopizzo" association - which also organizes the anti-protection money campaign. Palermo's oldest restaurant is the Antica Focacceria, but Palermo is especially famous for the Sicilian street food - there are stalls on every corner - cheap and tasty! And there are still many neighborhoods where people actually live - instead of converting their homes into expensive tourist quarters like elsewhere. Improvisation talent instead of perfection. This is also what makes Palermo so endearing. Mondello - a bit out of the way and the locals' favorite beach. An elegant seaside resort from the Belle Epoque. Twenty degrees water temperature in November. Palermo is a manageable metropolis on the water and an ideal travel destination in spring and autumn, when it is pleasantly warm. Do you like our channel? You can subscribe here: https://bit.ly/2LK9bB0 ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Further information: ► WDR Reisen: https://reisen.wdr.de ► Instagram:   / wdrreisen   ► 2 for 300: https://www1.wdr.de/verbraucher/freiz... ► Wunderschön: https://wunderschoen.wdr.de ► Adventure travel: https://erlebnisreisen.wdr.de ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ #Palermo #Sicily #WDRReisen #Italy #Mafia #CosaNostra #Addiopizzo #AdventureTravel #Erlebnisreisen A film by Karl Waldhecker and Andreas Michels for "Adventure Travel". Editor Jörg Gaensel. This film was produced in 2022 on behalf of WDR. All statements and facts correspond to the status at that time and have not been updated since then. Adventure travel: The travel format offers a large selection of different films about travel destinations around the world. Small travel reports provide insights into other countries and cultures, useful travel tips and inspiration for your own trips.