Salina Calcara - Saline di Trapani e Paceco — Attraction in Paceco

Family owned salt producing plains, with windmills hundreds of years old.

The museum might look small but the historical tour (available in English) is both informative and fun, full of little tidbits about the history of salt making in Sicily. Well worth the 4euro fee.

Did you know that the modern word ‘salary’ derived from the Roman practice of paying soldiers in salt?

Being so valuable, soldiers in the Roman army were paid with salt instead of money. Their monthly allowance was called "salarium" ("sal" being the Latin word for salt). This Latin root can be recognized in the French word "salaire" — and it eventually made it into the English language as the word "salary."

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The highlight of our trip to Sicily. The Flamingos, the scenery, the windmills, and the museum make this an amazing stop . We stayed in a B&B - one of our favorites and we were 30 minutes to arrive and 10 minutes to the...

Beautiful Salt Pans at Sunset

Lovely place for a short stroll and to see how the salt-harvesting process actually works. The atmosphere is calm and peaceful, especially at sunset, and we even spotted flamingos, a...