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In the first and unique, Salt Museum of Greece, the visitor has the opportunity to

• Learn everything related to salt from its first appearance on the planet, to the present day.
• Learn about the relationship of the "White Treasure" or "Gold", as they called it, with the economy, health, agriculture, livestock, environment, tourism and religion as well as information about its 14,000 uses for the species of salts, the variety of colors and their granulometry.

In addition, he is informed about

the active and abandoned salt flats throughout the country.

for the history of Aspri Alyki,

for the history of Alyki Tourlida,

for the history of Mavri Alyki and that of the Shooting that operated in Messolonghi until the early 1930s. In addition, he can admire works of art by artists inspired by salt but also the only, known in Greece, collection of 1500 salt shakers dating from the 19th century to the present day.

Concluding, depending on the season, he can either watch closely, or be informed about the process of cultivation and production of salt, about his old harvesting machines and finally from the surrounding area of ​​the Museum to enjoy the magic of the lagoon and the life of Hundreds of rare birds that are endemic to its exceptional wetland.

Source Text: saltmuseum.gr

Photo Source: Vasilis Artikos