Ex Stabilimento Florio delle Tonnare di Favignana e Formica

A must visit museum

This is a meticulously restored tuna factor which belonged to the infamous Florio family. The exhibits include a film made in the 1930s of the tuna canning process from end to end. The most important ...

Must see- look for Piera

A truly beautiful experience that brings you back 100 years when the tuna business was the main activity of the island. Guided tours are still not on and only thanks to Piera, who is a local guide the...

Fantastic visit in a magic place led by Liliana and her amazing explanations

We visited the tonnara of Favignana our last day on the Egadis. The tonnara is an interesting example of industrial architecture and it has a sea turtles clinic inside the building. Liliana led in a v...

Tunatastic

Fascinating history of industrial tuna netting and a Carthaginian Punic war marine archeology exhibit as well. Dig those bronze galley rams

A pleasant surprise.

Original Text

We arrived at this old tuna factory museum by chance because it was not our intention to enter any closed place because the day was wonderful.