Salt Valley of Arana

(Álava)

In this salt landscape located in Salinas de Añana (Álava – Basque Country), 30 km from Vitoria- Gasteiz, man has taken advantage of the saltsprings for thousands of years to obtain a product that is essential to life, salt. The Añana salt works, recognised by the FAO, is one of the oldest salt factories in the world, with more than 6.500 years of history. A unique salt landscape that consists of thousands of platforms or salt pans, springs, channels, wells and storage facilities.