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After the recent restoration that has been converted into a museum and exhibition center, the Favignana Tuna fishery has become a tourist destination and cultural meeting place.
Opened to the public in 2010 after nearly 10 years of modernization, the trap of Favignana is the protagonist in these days of a triple appointment to discover the fascinating history of the Egadi and the ancient art of tuna fishing by Mattanza.
And this story is told directly from the lips of Gioacchino Cataldo, the eighth and last Rais of Favignana Tuna fishery that will tell visitors the stories, anecdotes, songs, the environment, the hopes and efforts of tuna fishermen when the world was bigger and cultural differences were huge.
22, 23 and 25 August at the Favignana Tuna fishery'll be able to go the rooms of what was one of the largest tuna of the Mediterranean accompanied by one that those same environments them paths but lived and tell of a world that no longer exists, crushed by modernity and social changes that have made it unproductive trap for the benefit of eco-tourism industry.
The groups will be a limited number of up to 50 people, and to book a guided tour of the tuna fishery of Favignana, you should call the phone number +39 388 4506879
PLACE OF THE EVENT
Il Rais Gioacchino Cataldo alla Tonnara di Favignana
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