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Geography | | Italian term or phrase: Tonnara del Secco | | This is the name of an old beach-side tuna processing plant outside San Vito, Sicily. I don't understand the "del Secco" part..... "of the dry"? Dry what? Would appreciate some insight. |
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| | English translation:tonnara del secco | Explanation:
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t East of San Vito is located the “Tonnara del Secco” various buildings where the fishing and the preparation of the tuna was done. In spring when the tunas were passing by and directed to Castellamare del Golfo, the nets were laying down few meters from the shore. From the terrace of the building the owner of the “Tonnara” used to gather friends and guests to watch the “Mattanza” the tuna fishing event. The Tonnara del Secco is not in use since 1969. Various relics and old machinery (300 a.c.) used for the preparation of the tuna are still there.
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10 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +3 tonnara del secco
Explanation:
è un nome proprio...
t East of San Vito is located the “Tonnara del Secco” various buildings where the fishing and the preparation of the tuna was done. In spring when the tunas were passing by and directed to Castellamare del Golfo, the nets were laying down few meters from the shore. From the terrace of the building the owner of the “Tonnara” used to gather friends and guests to watch the “Mattanza” the tuna fishing event. The Tonnara del Secco is not in use since 1969. Various relics and old machinery (300 a.c.) used for the preparation of the tuna are still there.
http://www.sanvitoweb.com/english/tours.php
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Note added at 11 min (2010-07-24 13:28:31 GMT)
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http://www.castellammareonline.com/golfo/tonnara/tonnare_0.h...
| Elena Zanetti
Italy
Local time: 12:09
Native speaker of:  Italian
PRO pts in category: 4
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