The experience
Active since the thirteenth century, the Bonagia tuna trap still preserves 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 the votive bread, then descends towards Bonagia following the passage from land to sea.
Active since the thirteenth century, the Bonagia tuna trap still preserves 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 the votive bread, then descends towards Bonagia following the passage from land to sea.
Municipality: Valderice
Categories: Tuna and Tuna Traps
A visit to the Tuna Trap Museum, in the Saracen tower of 1626.
A look at the historic muciare boats in the village's small square.
A walk to the small harbour and a view over the Gulf of Bonagia.
A visit to the Molino Excelsior to learn about the passage from wheat to flour.
An experience devoted to bread-making and its link with local devotion.
The story of tuna processing, preservation techniques and the cooking of reuse.
A deeper look at the seafarers' devotion linked to the Crucifix of Bonagia.
Climb to the top of the tower: the view over the gulf and Monte Cofano is among the finest of the whole route. To follow the complete thread, visit the Molino Excelsior in the morning and reach Bonagia in the afternoon.
Local bread made with durum wheat flours and seasonal produce from the countryside.
Tuna and local catch prepared according to Bonagia's traditional recipes, making use of the less noble cuts as well.