Our May Tour, Day 2: Capture the Wind

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Along Sicily’s west coast from Trapani in the north through Marsala in the south, harvesting salt has been a leading industry since Phonetician times (that is, from around the 8th century BC). Windmills, like the one pictured, although no longer used to grind the harvested salt, still dot the picturesque coastline. During the afternoon of Day 2 of our May 2016 tour, we’ll visit the salt flats of Marsala and learn about the age-old process of collecting salt from the sea.

Get up close and personal with these breathtaking monuments! Join us for our gastronomic and culturally rich adventure co-hosted by me and Eolo Seasonal Sicilian Kitchen’s chef Melissa Muller. Contact us today at AllisonScola@ExperienceSicily.com for more information and to have all of your questions answered.

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Allison Scola is founder, owner, and curator of Experience Sicily and the Cannoli Crawl. Named one of the experts for the 2019 New York Times Travel Show, Scola writes and lectures on Sicily and leads immersive tours and designs custom itineraries that delight discerning travelers. She has been featured on Rudy Maxa’s World with the Carey’s, America’s #1 Travel Radio Show and as the cannoli expert in the documentary Cannoli, Traditions Around the Table. Scola has lectured about Sicily at University of Pennsylvania, The New School, LIU Post University, Queens College, Westchester Italian Cultural Center, at high schools in the New York City metropolitan area, and at events in New York City.

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