Former Mafia property becomes restaurant
Published: Feb. 27, 2008 at 7:43 PM
CORLEONE, Italy, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- A country property that once belonged to one of Italy's most infamous organized crime bosses is being converted into a restaurant and inn.
The three-acre property, which once belonged to jailed Mafia boss Salvatore "the Beast" Riina, will soon be a haven for those seeking traditional Sicilian cuisine and a bed for the night, ANSA reported Wednesday.
''There'll be room to feed 88 people, and 16 beds for people to stay over if they've had a bit too much,'' said Floriana Di Leonardo of the Pio La Torre Cooperative, which is carrying out the conversion.
''The days of Riina are long gone. All you'll find here now is good old country cooking and a nice comfortable bed," Di Leonardo said.
Riina, who headed the Mafia from the 1980s until his arrest in 1993, is currently serving multiple life sentences in prison.
The three-acre property, which once belonged to jailed Mafia boss Salvatore "the Beast" Riina, will soon be a haven for those seeking traditional Sicilian cuisine and a bed for the night, ANSA reported Wednesday.
''There'll be room to feed 88 people, and 16 beds for people to stay over if they've had a bit too much,'' said Floriana Di Leonardo of the Pio La Torre Cooperative, which is carrying out the conversion.
''The days of Riina are long gone. All you'll find here now is good old country cooking and a nice comfortable bed," Di Leonardo said.
Riina, who headed the Mafia from the 1980s until his arrest in 1993, is currently serving multiple life sentences in prison.
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