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Old May 21st, 2017, 10:09 AM posted to rec.travel.europe
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Default Sicily in the refugee era

On Saturday, May 20, 2017 at 8:47:28 PM UTC+1, poldy wrote:
On 5/20/17 11:09 AM, wrote:
Sicily has been on my bucket list for years, and my wife and I may finally make it this year.

But I'm wondering about the effect of the refugee crisis. Is the island more dangerous, given the numbers of desperate people trying to eke out an existence?

We have 12 days to plan for. Would like to see as much of Sicily as we can, without cramming too much into too few days.

Thanks!


You have some big cities, with some dodgy areas which are best avoided
at certain times.

But most of the tourist attractions will have plenty of people around,
depending on when you go.

Some of the places are small towns or parts of bigger cities.

Not aware of any refugee camps or anything. A lot of areas are run
down, as Southern Italy has been economically in decline for a long time.

But places like Taormina and Siracusa draw big tourist dollars and have
recently built or renovated hotels.


We're off to Taormina for last two weeks of June.
Ensure you avoid G7 there, late May!!
All enquiries suggest that refugees are 'controlled' into camps wherever and do not impinge upon daily life.