Saline di Trapani e Paceco

Nature preserve · Trapani ·

Saline di Trapani e Paceco

Nature preserve · Trapani ·

Marsh flora, sea birds, museum, and traditional salt harvesting

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Via Carlo Messina, 1, 91100 Trapani TP, Italy Get directions

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"Near Trapani, these historic salt pans, now protected wetlands under the WWF, can be explored on a guided tour that explains the production process, offers tastings of different salt varieties, and, in spring and autumn, includes flamingo and migratory bird-spotting amid Dutch-style windmills silhouetted against burnt-orange sunsets." - Rosalyn Wikeley

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Saline di Trapani e Paceco

Kristóf T.

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it is an interesting phenomenom (saline) but it is not a functioning nor beautiful place to walk around. I advise you to find a viewpoint somewhere up (Erice for instance) and look down. The salina is not functioning, and some of the visitors’ sites are closed. No entrance ticket, we walked along the road and checked these salt ponds. It was exciting to see this in life, but no “wow” moments whatsoever. No entrance tickets, no opening hours.

Angela R.

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The visit was part of a tour of Marsala that I wasn’t too interested in. How wrong I was! I never knew how much I didn’t know about salt! Fascinating visit- loved seeing the workings of the old windmill and tasting the different types of salt. Really really interesting! Plus we arrived near sunset and had fantastic views

Peter D.

Google

The road up is very twisty and high but we'll worth it when you arrive, lots of little shops and cafes, great views but quite busy, we got the Cableway down but it takes you to nowhere special so we went straight back up.

Johanna S.

Google

We went there to see Flamingos and the Salt…we dind‘t saw them in the evening so we got up early in the morning…but also din‘t saw them..we checked out ar our hotel and drive away and suddenly we saw many flamingos 🦩 Beautiful….

Dani

Google

The place is nice, though a little bit dull and could be better maintained. There was also a small shop there, I think one can buy salt or souvenirs from there, but I am not sure. To road to the destination is pretty bad, but doable. The best part was that we saw flamingos on the way back from the Saline di Trapani, in a lake. 🦩

Sarah van O.

Google

The salt pans protected by the WWF offer a unique environment filled with diverse birdlife, including flamingos. It’s a beautiful walk along the salt flats, where you can appreciate the area’s natural beauty and the traditional salt harvesting process. The landscape, combined with the wildlife, makes for a peaceful and memorable experience.

Peter S

Google

Fascinating place. If you’ve never visited a place like this then it is worth visiting. The visitor area was closed when we were there but there are plenty of places to walk around, just remember to respect the signs and the wildlife.

Anton G.

Google

Nothing to see. Closed to public, ponds are green, boggy and dirty. Site is visibility not maintained.

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Saline di Trapani e Paceco

Kristóf T.

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Angela R.

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Peter D.

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Johanna S.

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Dani

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Sarah van O.

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Peter S

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Anton G.

Google

Nothing to see. Closed to public, ponds are green, boggy and dirty. Site is visibility not maintained.

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