The Former Florio Tuna Fishery is Favignana’s essential sight, a huge waterfront complex of stone halls, arches, and industrial spaces built for the tuna trade. It is beautiful in the austere way old factories can be beautiful, especially when the light comes in from the harbour.
The museum explains the mattanza, the seasonal bluefin tuna hunt that sustained the island for generations and also marked it with hard labour. Visit early in your stay; it gives the beaches and coves a human history they otherwise might not reveal.