Experience package
Salt and Its Many Forms – Sea, Wind, Cuisine and Memory
Private tour of western Sicily
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Salt and Its Many Forms
Eight days to follow salt far beyond the salt pans.
- Duration
- 8 days / 7 nights
- Period
- April to October
- Formula
- private tour on request
- Transfers
- private vehicle on the mainland; sea connections and services on the island as per programme
- Customisable
- yes
- Areas
- Custonaci, Favignana, Marsala, Mazara del Vallo, Paceco, San Vito Lo Capo, Trapani
The story of the trip
We will see it born from the sea, get to know those who produce it and find it again in the catch, in the tuna traps, in preservation, in cooking and in the commercial history of the coast.
Salt will become the key to reading an entire part of western Sicily.
The programme
+Day 1 · Trapani | The city and the Mediterranean
Arrival, check-in and first encounter with Trapani.
We will stroll through the historic centre to the sea and the port.
A dinner dedicated to seafood cuisine will introduce the thread of the journey: what would cooking from the sea be without salt?
Overnight in Trapani.
+Day 2 · Paceco and Nubia | Where salt is born
Breakfast and departure for the salt pans.
We will get to know pans, canals, windmills and the work of the salt worker. We will follow the path of sea water to crystallisation and discover the delicate balance that makes this landscape possible. Lunch in the salt pan area. Overnight in the Trapani area.
+Day 3 · Custonaci and Bonagia | Salt preserves
Breakfast and departure along the coast.
The Custonaci area will also let us meet extra virgin olive oil and the farming world. We will then go down to Bonagia. Tuna trap, tonnaroti, rais and the processing of the catch will show us why salt has for centuries been much more than a seasoning.
Food experience dedicated to fish and its processing.
+Day 4 · San Vito Lo Capo | Salt inside the couscous
We will reach San Vito Lo Capo.
The protagonist of the day will be fish couscous. Through the dish we will understand how salt, broth and catch enter a preparation that tells of the Mediterranean and the meeting of cultures. Lunch dedicated to couscous. In the afternoon, Macari and the coast.
+Day 5 · Marsala and Stagnone | From sea to crystal
Departure for Marsala and the Stagnone.
Visit to a salt pan and the windmill. Depending on the season: a harvesting experience or a tasting of the different salts.
Sunset over the salt pans. Overnight in Marsala.
+Day 6 · Marsala | From the salt pan to the pantry
Hands-on experience dedicated to the role of salt in preservation.
Capers, olives, fish and other products may become our workshop.
In the afternoon, a visit to a historic winery with tasting.
From salt to wine: two products that have travelled and created economies along the same coast.
+Day 7 · Favignana | Salt and tuna
Transfer to the port and ferry to Favignana.
Visit to the former Florio Establishment of the Favignana and Formica tuna traps.
We will learn about fishing, tuna processing and the history of the island.
Lunch dedicated to seafood cuisine. When possible the programme may include an experience at sea or a meeting with those who live the world of fishing.
Return to the mainland.
+Day 8 · Mazara del Vallo | The Mediterranean at the table
Last day in Mazara del Vallo.
Kasbah, port and sea culture.
The last lunch will ideally bring together the whole route.
Salt will no longer be what we find in a salt shaker. It will be sea, wind, fishermen, tuna traps, preservation, cooking, wine and community.
End of services.
The price includes
- • 7 nights with breakfast
- • Private vehicle during the programme on the mainland
- • Salt pan experiences
- • Food activities included
- • Visits linked to tuna traps and fishing
- • Couscous experience
- • Winery visit
- • Return connection to Favignana
- • Entrance to the former Florio Establishment
- • Meals expressly listed
- • Assistance by Sicilia da Scoprire
The price does not include
- • Travel to reach Sicily
- • Airport transfers not included
- • Tourist tax
- • Meals and drinks not listed
- • Optional insurance
- • Tips and extras
Accommodation
7 nights between Trapani/Valderice, San Vito Lo Capo and Marsala, depending on set-up.
Important to know
Salt harvesting and activities at sea are subject to seasonality and weather and sea conditions respectively. Meetings with local people depend on their availability. The order of the days may be reshaped for operational reasons.
Would you like to enjoy this package?
Tell us the dates of your trip and the number of travellers: we will check the availability of the experiences, the accommodation and the private services and prepare a proposal built around the needs of your trip.