Europe's Largest Garum Factory
A visit to Plomarc'h Pella
A short walk outside the coastal Breton town of Douarnenez one comes upon a large ruin, the interior of which contains 15 square masonry basins. This site constitutes the remains of Plomarc’h Pella, originally a complex of at least four buildings dedicated to the processing, salting, and fermenting of sardines to make garum. The factory was built around…



