Guided salt harvesting experience in a traditional salt pan
Activities

Guided salt harvesting experience in a traditional salt pan

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£20.00
Free cancellation
Language: English, Italian
Mobile voucher accepted
Duration: 1 hour
Why you’ll love this…
  • You'll walk across a salt-covered evaporation basin wearing rubber boots
  • It's a unique chance to observe salt crystals and a living saline environment
  • You'll learn traditional salt-harvesting methods from an experienced harvester
  • The manual harvesting demonstration includes using the traditional paluneddu tool
  • It's an immersive insight into how seawater is gradually transformed into salt
What to expect

Step into an active evaporation basin, where seawater naturally transforms into salt, and a delicate crust forms across the surface. Wearing rubber boots, walk across the salt-covered basin and observe the unique structure of the crystals as well as the distinctive features of the saline environment.

Accompanied by an experienced salt harvester, discover the traditional methods used in the salt pans and learn about the processes involved in salt production. During the visit, watch a demonstration of manual harvesting techniques and take part in the activity using the paluneddu, the traditional tool employed for collecting salt.

This immersive experience offers a closer look at the daily work of a salt harvester and reveals how seawater is gradually transformed into salt within a living, working natural environment. It is an opportunity to explore a centuries-old tradition while gaining a deeper understanding of this remarkable landscape.

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What's included
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Where

Saline Culcasi di Nubia, Via Chiusa, Paceco, Free municipal consortium of Trapani, Italy

Meeting point:
Present your voucher or booking confirmation, either digitally or in printed form. Please arrive at least 10 minutes before the booked time to complete check-in.
What to remember

Accessibility:

  • Due to the natural conditions of the route, this experience is not recommended for people with reduced mobility, balance difficulties or an inability to walk independently

Not allowed:

  • Entering restricted areas, using equipment without supervision, or collecting and removing salt outside the activities included in the experience is not permitted

Know in advance:

  • Participants will walk on a natural salt surface, which may be uneven, wet or slippery
  • Throughout the activity, participants must follow the salt worker’s instructions, remain within the designated areas and stay with the group
  • Rubber boots, a straw hat and a paluneddu, the traditional salt-harvesting tool, are provided on site. Equipment may only be used under the supervision of the salt worker
  • The experience includes a salt tasting accompanied by bread and extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)

Remember to bring:

  • Wear lightweight, comfortable clothing and bring drinking water, sunscreen and sunglasses
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Provider
Oro di Sicilia srl
Booking fee
Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.
Cancellation policy
Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 24 hours before the experience begins.

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