Tradition and nature are at the heart of Red Garlic and White Salt, which for eleven years now has celebrated the ancient craft of the salt worker and the typical productions of sea salt and red garlic from Nubia. The event takes place in the beautiful area of the Trapani and Paceco oriented Nature Reserve of the salt pans, where salt is still harvested today using traditional methods and precious plant and animal species crowd the salt pans’ basins, along with many other migratory and nesting varieties.
Despite the particular period, the project was wished to continue, albeit with necessary limitations such as mandatory reservations and entry with a green pass, in full compliance with anti-Covid-19 regulations and protecting the health of participants.
It will be possible to visit some of the most interesting places for fauna and flora of the WWF oasis. Not to miss is the suggestive salt harvesting, with the songs of the salt workers, which will take place every day starting at sunset and ending at night. The celebration of a centuries-old craft, still practiced today, which represents an unmistakable element of the western Sicilian coast, from Trapani to Marsala, a heritage of local culture to preserve and enhance.
The initiative is organized by the Municipality of Paceco in collaboration with the managing body of the Trapani and Paceco Nature Reserve of the salt pans and the association “Trapani Welcome” – Sea Reserve, the Trattoria del Sale.
Red Garlic and White Salt Program
Saturday, September 11
10:00 AM – Conference
Trapani and Paceco Salt Pans: Combining Ecosustainability and Tourism Development
Sala trattoria del sale Nubia.
10:00 AM and 11:30 AM – Guided tours of the salt pans
organized by the managing body of the oriented nature reserve
of the Trapani and Paceco salt pans
free visits and by reservation only
At sunset (entrance from 6:00 PM)
In the salt pans area near the Salt Museum – Nubia
Traditional manual salt harvesting with the songs of the salt workers, starting at sunset and ending in the night.
During the event hours – Free entrance to the salt museum
Free entrance but only by reservation and in compliance with anti-Covid-19 regulations.
Sunday, September 12
10:00 AM – Guided tour of the salt pans:
organized by the managing body of the oriented nature reserve
of the Trapani and Paceco salt pans
free and by reservation only (online on the site www.rossoaglio.it)
At sunset (entrance from 6:00 PM)
In the salt pans area near the Salt Museum – Nubia
Traditional manual salt harvesting with the songs of the salt workers, starting at sunset and ending in the night.
During the event hours – Free entrance to the salt museum
Free entrance but only by reservation and in compliance with anti-Covid-19 regulations.
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