The Pickling Factory
A piece of the delta's history returns to its former splendour to celebrate a past too important to be forgotten. Life in the Valli was hard, a life spent between the ubiquitous water and the meagre patches of flat land, searching for eels and fish to survive.
The Museo dei Fuochi tells of these affairs with its twelve functioning chimneys that served to give the eel that characteristic cooking that has put it back on modern menus.
The fires, the spits (until a few decades ago turned by the courageous women of Comacchio), the ancient structures and the barrels have all been restored to recreate the fascinating storyline of a territory interwoven with legends and truths.
A museum that is not just a place to visit, but also a symbol that allows us to fully understand the true conditions of a land constantly struggling with itself.
Opening
Price
Full entry ticket 3.00 €
Reduced entry ticket 2.00 € for people who are older than 65, groups with over 25 people and people under 18 (from 11 to 17 years old).
Free entry for residents of the municipalities that are members of the Po Delta Park (Comacchio, Goro,Codigoro, Ostellato, Mesola, Argenta, Ravenna,Cervia and Alfonsine);
Free entry for disabled people and their chaperones, children under 11 only if accompanied
by their parents, militaries, card-holding journalists and card-holding tour guides.
Free
- Up to age 11 (with parents)
- Tourist guides
- Conscripts
