The experience
Active since the thirteenth century, the Bonagia tuna trap still keeps the tonnaroti’s muciare (boats) and the songs — the cialome — that accompanied the mattanza: the most vivid and direct memory of this trade. The new route starts from the Molino Excelsior and votive bread, then goes down towards Bonagia following the passage from land to sea.
Town: Valderice
Categories: Tuna and Tuna Traps
Visit to the Tuna Trap Museum, in the Saracen tower of 1626.
A look at the historic muciare in the village square.
A walk to the small harbour and a view of the Gulf of Bonagia.
Visit to the Molino Excelsior to learn about the passage from grain to flour.
Experience dedicated to bread-making and its link with local devotion.
The story of tuna processing, preservation techniques and the cuisine of reuse.
A closer look at the seafarers’ devotion tied to the Crucifix of Bonagia.
Climb to the top of the tower: the view over the gulf and Monte Cofano is among the finest on the whole route. To follow the full thread, visit the Molino Excelsior in the morning and reach Bonagia in the afternoon.
Local bread made with durum wheat flours and seasonal products of the countryside.
Tuna and local catch according to the traditional preparations of Bonagia, also making use of the less noble cuts.