The parts of Sicily that are plagued by the presence of the mafia and that tourists avoid

Most tourists come to Italy for the wine and views, not to mention the pasta and pizza.

Many avoid the Triangle of Death – an area near the Sicilian capital Palermo, where the city of Bagheria is located. The name dates back to the 1980s, when the mafia committed a series of gruesome murders in Bagheria and nearby Casteldaccia and Altavilla Milicia in the north of the island.

To this day, Bagheria, a town of about 50,000 inhabitants, remains a stronghold of the Sicilian mafia, known locally as Cosa Nostra.

In the past, the city made headlines when mafiosi brutally tortured and murdered their victims in a remote, abandoned denim factory, then dissolved the bodies in hydrochloric acid.

Nowadays the mafia is more discreet. But while there is less bloodshed, they maintain their steely grip on the region.