Giorgio Amarelli Museum of Liquorice

The Giorgio Amarelli Museum is a working liquorice factory in southern Calabria that documents root processing and candy making methods. The exhibition includes machinery, extraction equipment, and archival materials that show each step of the production process.

The Amarelli family started this liquorice enterprise in 1731 and it has operated continuously on the same site for nearly three centuries. The production methods and layout have largely remained unchanged, preserving a direct link to how the work was carried out in the 18th century.

The museum displays how liquorice production shaped the daily rhythms of the region for centuries, with equipment showing the physical labor involved in the craft. You can see the tools that workers once used every day to transform roots into the confectionery that became tied to this place's identity.

You can observe the production process in action on most days since the factory operates while open to visitors. It helps to allow enough time to move through the rooms and read the explanatory panels at a comfortable pace.

The factory preserves an original production area called the 'Concio' from 1731 where you can see the root bales and extraction equipment still in place. Walking through this space gives you a direct sense of what the work looked like when it first began.

Location: Corigliano-Rossano

Official opening: 2001

Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible

Operator: Giorgio Amarelli

Opening Hours: Monday-Sunday 08:30-17:30

Phone: +390983511219

Email: info@museodellaliquirizia.it

Website: http://museodellaliquirizia.it

GPS coordinates: 39.61104,16.63289

Latest update: December 14, 2025 11:23