Messolonghi Salt Pans

The unique landscape of the Messolonghi Lagoon, the largest lagoon in the country, is otherworldly, and the region produces 60 percent of the country’s salt, that was even used in the slave trade in antiquity. With tales of its usage during sacrifices and religious rituals, the history of salt is as exotic as is the amazing salt marsh gardens. Visit the first and only thematic salt museum in Greece, operating since September 2020. It is small but very informative. You will get acquainted with the types of salt, the variety of their colours and their granulometry, you will learn about the salt pans across the whole country and you can buy the purest salt there is; the well-known fleur de sel (the flower of salt), collected by hand.
Entrance fee 3 Eur (February 2022), open Wed - Sun 11 am - 5 pm)