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Museo Targa Florio

TIME : 2016/2/18 20:57:00

This unique little museum displays photographs and memorabilia documenting the Targa Florio, the world's oldest sports-car racing event. Established by wealthy automobile enthusiast Vincenzo Florio in 1906, then discontinued in 1977 due to safety concerns, the 72km-race along the Monti Madonie's treacherous narrow roads was intensely challenging, with countless hairpin bends testing both the driver's skill and the car's performance.

A plaque in the museum's first room chronicles the names and car models of all the winners throughout the event's seven-decade history (in case you're wondering, Porsche won the most times, followed closely by Alfa Romeo).