{"id":357303,"date":"2025-07-28T12:03:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T10:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/?post_type=what-to-see&#038;p=357303"},"modified":"2025-07-28T12:04:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T10:04:56","slug":"rodolico-shipyard","status":"publish","type":"what-to-see","link":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/what-to-see\/rodolico-shipyard\/","title":{"rendered":"Rodolico Shipyard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"414\">The <strong data-start=\"33\" data-end=\"54\">Rodolico Shipyard<\/strong> in Aci Trezza is a rare and living testament to the ancient craft of wooden boatbuilding. Active <strong data-start=\"152\" data-end=\"166\">since 1808<\/strong> and passed down through <strong data-start=\"191\" data-end=\"211\" data-is-only-node=\"\">five generations<\/strong>, it was founded by <strong data-start=\"231\" data-end=\"253\">Salvatore Rodolico<\/strong> and has produced a wide range of artisanal vessels\u2014from small <strong data-start=\"316\" data-end=\"327\">sardare<\/strong> to <strong data-start=\"331\" data-end=\"357\">40-meter fishing boats<\/strong>, some of which have sailed as far as Greece and Tunisia.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"416\" data-end=\"766\">Despite challenges from modern regulations and the decline of traditional fishing, the shipyard has been recognized as a <strong data-start=\"537\" data-end=\"552\">Common Good<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"557\" data-end=\"580\">Collective Heritage<\/strong>. Thanks to initiatives like <strong data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"629\">Emotional Sicily<\/strong>, it continues to preserve and share this rich legacy through <strong data-start=\"691\" data-end=\"765\">traditional boat construction, educational projects, and documentaries<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"768\" data-end=\"1121\">Today, the Rodolico Shipyard is more than a workplace\u2014it is a <strong data-start=\"830\" data-end=\"847\">living museum<\/strong>, open to visitors who can witness live demonstrations, explore <strong data-start=\"911\" data-end=\"927\">scale models<\/strong>, and hear the <strong data-start=\"942\" data-end=\"976\">stories of the Rodolico family<\/strong>, whose craft has been officially honored by the Sicilian Region as a <strong data-start=\"1046\" data-end=\"1071\">Living Human Treasure<\/strong>. A true emblem of Aci Trezza\u2019s maritime identity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Rodolico Shipyard in Aci Trezza, active since 1808, is a living museum of traditional boatbuilding and a symbol of Sicilian maritime heritage, recognized as a Living Human Treasure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":357299,"template":"","village-conntection":[50360],"what-to-see-region-and-provinces":[76200,76196],"what-to-see-category":[28438],"class_list":["post-357303","what-to-see","type-what-to-see","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","village-conntection-aci-trezza","what-to-see-region-and-provinces-catania-en","what-to-see-region-and-provinces-sicily","what-to-see-category-attraction-monument"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/what-to-see\/357303","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/what-to-see"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/what-to-see"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/what-to-see\/357303\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/357299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=357303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"village-conntection","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/village-conntection?post=357303"},{"taxonomy":"what-to-see-region-and-provinces","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/what-to-see-region-and-provinces?post=357303"},{"taxonomy":"what-to-see-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/what-to-see-category?post=357303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}