Tourist map shows how to avoid the Mafia

German tourists can now obtain a map of Sicily’s capital Palermo flagging the shops that refuse to pay extortion money to the Mafia.

“The Addiopizzo tourist map signals all the shops in Palermo that have pledged not to pay racketeering fees,” the German embassy in Rome said in a statement.

The Sicilian mafia, the Cosa Nostra, extorts money from many businesses on the island, notably in Palermo.

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