Messolonghi Salt Museum The Messolonghi Salt Museum is located directly by the sea in the immediate vicinity of the settlement of Tourlida and is about 5.5 km from the town of Messolonghi. In the museum, visitors have the opportunity to learn everything about salt from its first appearance on earth to the present day. Its relationship to the economy, health, agriculture, animal husbandry, the environment, tourism and religion. He learns about the types of salts, the variety of colours and their granulometry. Be impressed by its 14,000 applications. Get informed about the active and abandoned salt pans all over the country. Learn about the history of Aspri Alyki, Alyki Tourlida, but also the history of Mavri Alyki.

On display are works of art by artists inspired by salt, but also the unique collection of 1500 salt shakers from the 19th century to the present day, known in Greece. Learn about the process of cultivation and production of salt and its ancient machinery and enjoy the surroundings of the museum and the magic of the lagoon with hundreds of rare birds endemic to this exceptional habitat.