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Old May 22nd, 2017, 01:48 PM posted to rec.travel.europe
Erilar
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Default Sicily in the refugee era

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.


It's quite a few years since I was there, but A: I was with a group and B:
we were visiting places like ancient ruins that would be unlikely to
attract refugees. If you happen to have similar interests, I'd say you'd be
fine 8-) I really enjoyed my visit, at any rate 8-)

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