Today we travelled from Marsala to Agrigento.
Juicy fresh fruit for breakfast.
First stop today was the salt pans in the lagoon - the view from Erice yesterday.
We drove along the coast road from our hotel
Salt mining has been an ongoing industry here from Cathegian times. This salt farm has been in the same family for 7 generations. The process entirely completed manually.
From the commentary immediately through the door to the salt pans.
The salt pans in their various stages. The 15th century Dutch windmills now replaced by more modern technology.
We were then driven to Masala harbour.
Near the port - convenient for exporting - is the Florio Cantina, where Marsala is made.
A interesting tour and tasting.
Lunch in a busy cafe / deli near the Selinunte archaeological site.
Mark had an antipasto plate and I had a spinach arancini rice ball and a Capresi salad
The extensive Selinunte site
This is the temple to Hera or Aphrodite, constructed by the Greeks 460-450 BC.
It was reconstructed in the 1950s.
An hour’s drive to Agrigento - along the highway through farming country.
A fabulous hotel by the beach - Baia di Ulisse
Dinner included in the hotel’s beachside restaurant
A fascinating day!
M&M
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