dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː ævˈoʊlə, lˈaɪk ˈɔːl ʌv sˈɪsᵻli, wʌzɐ hˈɑːtbiːd ʌv ˈæntaɪmˌʌsəlˈiːni sˈɛntɪmənt ænd ˈæntaɪfˈæʃɪst sˈɛntɪmənt mˈoːɹ dʒˈɛnɚɹəli.
During World War II Avola, like all of Sicily, was a hotbead of anti-Mussolini sentiment and anti-fascist sentiment more generally.