Recognitions & Support

Credits & Partners

A heartfelt thank you to the institutions, supporters and scholars who make the preservation of the Gallipoli Tuna Fishery memory possible.

Official Institutions & Partners

With the Support and Patronage of

Official Coat of Arms of the Municipality of Gallipoli

Città di Gallipoli

Institutional Patronage

For the protection of the city’s historical memory and the enhancement of intangible heritage linked to the ancient tuna fishery.

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Logo Caroli Hotels

Caroli Hotels

Cultural Partner & Supporter

Historic hospitality group committed to promoting maritime identity and local culture.

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Research & Curation Committee

Web design and development

Gallipoli Tuna Fishery working group

Archival Research and Sources

Based on the sources of Bartolomeo Ravenna and municipal archives

Iconographic & Documentary Sources

  • Archivio Storico Comunale di Gallipoli (Fondo Tonnara)
  • Archivio di Stato di Lecce e Archivio di Stato di Napoli (Fondo Sommaria)
  • Private photographic collections and citizen donations
  • Bartolomeo Ravenna, Memorie istoriche della città di Gallipoli (1836) — public domain, via Archive.org / Google Books
  • Period photographs by Eugenio Interguglielmi (1904) and etchings by Charles F. Holder (1909) and Jean-Pierre Houël (1782) — Wikimedia Commons, public domain
  • Francesco Cetti, Anfibi e pesci di Sardegna (1777), plan of the tonnara — Wikimedia Commons, public domain

For your photographic or documentary contribution, or as a witness of the sea, visit the Join or discover how we thank those who made it possible.