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Salt pans and mills near Marsala, Sicily, Italy

Salt pans and mill in the Stagnone Lagoon between Trapani and Marsala, Sicily, Italy. Windmills and salt pans have been used in this area since the Phoenicians arrived in the 8th century BC, to create sea salt through evaporation and distillation, to grind and refine the salt, and to maintain the condition of the lagoon and its islands. The mills grind salt and move water through sluice gates to maintain the Stagnone Lagoon, which is now a nature reserve. Recently the mills and salt pans (Ettore and Infersa) have been restored by the owners and opened to the public. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Salt pans and mill in the Stagnone Lagoon between Trapani and Marsala, Sicily, Italy. Windmills and salt pans have been used in this area since the Phoenicians arrived in the 8th century BC, to create sea salt through evaporation and distillation, to grind and refine the salt, and to maintain the condition of the lagoon and its islands. The mills grind salt and move water through sluice gates to maintain the Stagnone Lagoon, which is now a nature reserve. Recently the mills and salt pans (Ettore and Infersa) have been restored by the owners and opened to the public. Picture by Manuel Cohen