Salt

Just up the coast from Marsala, opposite Isola San Pantaleo, the 12thC salt pans are still working near the Phoenician Mozia. In fact by squinting into the shallow waters of the bay, an old road from the era can be seen leading to the islands, where a settlement called Motya was uncovered in 2005.

When the Dutch arrived I do not know, though their evidence is hard to miss. The mills were used to pump water into the pans.En savoir plus