26/09/2026
Dear clients and friends of the Tonnara,
We want to speak to you with the same transparency that has always guided our management of this iconic site, which we have helped make known around the world.
Due to a legal dispute between private parties, entirely unrelated to our management, the Court of Trapani has suspended the resolution authorizing the lease agreement that has allowed us to operate the Tonnara di Scopello over the past 6 years. As a result, the Municipality of Castellammare del Golfo has ordered the termination of our SCIA (business start notification), forcing us to temporarily suspend activities and causing serious damage to us and to the entire area.
We firmly emphasize that our company has always operated in full compliance with the law, holding every necessary authorization (including SCIA and CIN) and maintaining impeccable tax regularity.
To protect the prestige of this monumental site, as well as ourselves and the many families who work with us, we have instructed our lawyers to take action through every judicial channel against those who have spread false and defamatory information. We also await, with confidence, the decision of the Appeals Judge.
Our team remains fully available to clients and couples to handle every single need with the utmost dedication.
We hope the Tonnara can soon shine once again as a symbol of Sicilian excellence in the world.
Thank you for the closeness and esteem you continue to show us.