The Martinsicuro Ecomuseum of the Sea and of Fishing

The Ecomuseum of the Sea and of Fishing of the Municipality of Martinsicuro (Teramo), born thanks to the sensitivity of the Municipal Administration and the efforts of the Martinpescatori Association, represents what the territory is, and what its inhabitants are, starting from the living culture of the people, from their environment, from what they have inherited from the past, from what they love and that they want shown to their guests and pass on to their children.
With photos and objects made available by older fishermen, an attempt is made to trace the history of fishing in Martinsicuro.
In the area of the marina where the boats of local fishermen dock, in five rooms, nets, traps, winches, baskets, buoys, compasses, old radars and nautical charts, photos and everything that can talk about how to fish are exhibited.
The Ecomuseum studies, protects and preserves the collective memory of the fishing community of Martinsicuro, one of the historic Adriatic marinas. Traditional objects of large and small fishing with their dialect names and a section dedicated to new techniques. In addition, in the rooms of the museum the bridge of a fishing boat was rebuilt where children can experience the thrill of commanding a boat. The Association that manages the museum promotes meetings with schools and organizes a very popular Fish Festival in the summer where recipes based on traditional techniques are proposed again.