Tonnara di Favignana
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The Tonnara of Favignana, officially known as the Ex Stabilimento Florio delle tonnare di Favignana e Formica, is a historic tuna fishery located on the island of Favignana, which is part of the Aegad
The courtyard of the tonnara.
Florio family
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The Florio family was a prominent entrepreneurial Italian family who started many lucrative activities in Sicily involving the export of Sicilian products in the 19th century, in some ways redeeming S
Tonnara di Favignana
…Favignana, which is part of the Aegadian Islands off the west coast of Sicily, Italy. The Tonnara of Favignana was established in 1859 by the wealthy Florio family and was in operation until 1977. It was one of the largest tuna fisheries in the Mediterranean. In the early 2000s, the tonnara was restored and converted…
Vincenzo Florio (1799–1868), the founder of the family business
Symbol of the Florio family companies - a lion drinking from the spring
The Tonnara di Favignana (1876), by Antonio Varni
Navigazione Generale Italiana logo (1927)