From the Margherita di Savoia Salt Pan in Apulia, a crystalline pure salt harvested where the sea meets the sky.
Discover Our StoryWe are a company specialized in the marketing of sea salt exclusively from the Margherita di Savoia Salt Pan, Europe's largest natural salt reserve. Located in the heart of Apulia, this millennial salt pan produces salt of unparalleled quality.
Our salt is born from the encounter between the crystalline waters of the Adriatic Sea, the Mediterranean sun, and the Apulian winds. A natural process that has lasted for centuries, guaranteeing a product unique in the world for its purity and organoleptic characteristics.
With over 4,500 hectares of extension, 4,000 of which are covered by water, the Margherita di Savoia Salt Pan is the largest in Italy and Europe, second in the world only to the Bolivian salt flats. This extraordinary territory has been a protected Natural Reserve since 1977, a unique ecosystem where nature has worked for millennia to produce the purest salt.
The crystallization basins stretch as far as the eye can see, creating a lunar landscape of rare beauty that attracts pink flamingos, herons, and numerous species of migratory birds. Here, seawater follows a natural evaporation path lasting months, gradually concentrating to form crystals of the purest salt.
"An Italian natural heritage known since the time of Pliny the Elder, producing Europe's most precious sea salt preserved in the heart of Apulia."
The origin of the salt pan is natural: during high tides, seawater entered the lower parts of the ancient Lake Salpi and evaporated, leaving salt deposits. Industrial exploitation dates back a few centuries, when in the 19th century under Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies, channels and basins were dug to promote salt accumulation.
In the full spirit of the Enlightenment, salt pan director Vincenzo Pecorari began important reclamation projects with the help of highly qualified technicians, including architect Luigi Vanvitelli. These projects transformed the territory, creating the Great State Salt Pans and considerably increasing production.
Today the salt pan represents a perfect balance between millennial tradition and environmental protection, a place where time seems to have stopped and where salt continues to crystallize following nature's rhythms.
The solar evaporation method is the oldest salt production system, completely natural and environmentally friendly. A process that requires time, sun, and patience.
Water from the Adriatic Sea is channeled into a series of interconnected shallow basins. This first step requires perfect knowledge of tides and marine currents to ensure optimal initial water quality.
Under the action of the Mediterranean sun and Apulian winds, water slowly evaporates, increasing salt concentration. This process can last several months and is constantly monitored to achieve the ideal saturation level.
Water moves through the sequence of basins, where evaporation continues to create increasingly concentrated brine solutions. Each basin has a specific gravity that is carefully monitored by our salt pan experts.
In the final basins, the most saturated brine crystallizes, forming salt crystals. This is the most delicate moment of the process: temperature, humidity, and wind must be in optimal conditions to obtain crystals of maximum purity.
Salt is harvested mechanically and washed with saturated brine to remove any surface impurities. It is then dehydrated and washed with fresh water, keeping all its natural mineral properties intact.
Sea salt obtained through solar evaporation retains all the minerals and trace elements naturally present in seawater, unlike industrially refined salt.
Magnesium is one of the most abundant cations in sea salt. It is essential for numerous biological processes and known for its benefits on skin health, improving barrier function and hydration.
Present in higher concentrations than most waters, calcium in sea salt contributes to therapeutic properties, particularly promoting bone and skin health.
Potassium is fundamental for body fluid balance and nerve impulse transmission. Natural sea salt maintains significant levels of this essential mineral.
Sea salt contains over 80 trace elements including iron, manganese, zinc, iodine, selenium, and molybdenum, all present in traces but essential for various enzymatic and biological processes.
Salt from the Margherita di Savoia Salt Pan is internationally recognized for its distinctive characteristics that make it a superior quality product.
Our salt achieves 99.7% purity, among the highest in the world. No additives, no chemical processes, only pure crystals as nature created them through months of solar evaporation.
Rich in natural trace elements like magnesium, potassium, and calcium. A salt that not only flavors but enriches your dishes with precious elements for wellness.
From Europe's largest salt pan, a protected and pristine territory. A place where tradition meets nature for over two thousand years, known since Pliny the Elder.
Produced exclusively through natural solar evaporation. The sun and Apulian wind work for months to create each individual crystal, without chemical interventions.
The salt pan has been a State Natural Reserve since 1977, a protected ecosystem that guarantees environmental preservation and product quality for future generations.
The solar production method is the only completely sustainable and environmentally friendly salt extraction system, powered solely by sun and wind.
The Margherita di Savoia Salt Pan is a unique ecosystem, where the dazzling white of salt meets the blue of the Apulian sky, creating a landscape of surreal beauty.
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