The crushed salt – Ivo Danchev
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11 October 2012
A journey to Kratovo, Macedonia. The ancient ritual of the crushing of the salt, bringing together the mountain sweetness and the Aegean Sea. Photographs by Ivo Danchev, text by Francesco Martino
![The houses of Kratovo](/var/obc/storage/images/media/gallerie/il-sale-pestato-ivo-danchev/le-case-di-kratovo/759873-5-ita-IT/The-houses-of-Kratovo_galleryicon3.jpg)
![Nature in the salt](/var/obc/storage/images/media/gallerie/il-sale-pestato-ivo-danchev/la-natura-nel-sale/759789-3-ita-IT/Nature-in-the-salt_galleryicon3.jpg)
![Drying the herbs](/var/obc/storage/images/media/gallerie/il-sale-pestato-ivo-danchev/l-essicazione-delle-erbe/759859-4-ita-IT/Drying-the-herbs_galleryicon3.jpg)
![The house smells… of herbs](/var/obc/storage/images/media/gallerie/il-sale-pestato-ivo-danchev/profumo-di-casa-alle-erbe/759768-4-ita-IT/The-house-smells-of-herbs_galleryicon3.jpg)
![The Kratovo canal](/var/obc/storage/images/media/gallerie/il-sale-pestato-ivo-danchev/canale-di-kratovo/759838-3-ita-IT/The-Kratovo-canal_galleryicon3.jpg)
![Simple tastes](/var/obc/storage/images/media/gallerie/il-sale-pestato-ivo-danchev/i-sapori-semplici-della-tavola/759810-3-ita-IT/Simple-tastes_galleryicon3.jpg)
![A bundle of ingredients](/var/obc/storage/images/media/gallerie/il-sale-pestato-ivo-danchev/un-bouquet-di-ingredienti/759775-3-ita-IT/A-bundle-of-ingredients_galleryicon3.jpg)
![The katar](/var/obc/storage/images/media/gallerie/il-sale-pestato-ivo-danchev/il-katar-per-la-tostatura/759831-3-ita-IT/The-katar_galleryicon3.jpg)
![Stevce and the dibek](/var/obc/storage/images/media/gallerie/il-sale-pestato-ivo-danchev/stevce-e-il-dibek/759782-3-ita-IT/Stevce-and-the-dibek_galleryicon3.jpg)
![All the herbs in the mortar](/var/obc/storage/images/media/gallerie/il-sale-pestato-ivo-danchev/tutte-le-erbe-nel-calderone/759852-4-ita-IT/All-the-herbs-in-the-mortar_galleryicon3.jpg)
![Magical powder](/var/obc/storage/images/media/gallerie/il-sale-pestato-ivo-danchev/la-polvere-magica/759803-3-ita-IT/Magical-powder_galleryicon3.jpg)
![Family's brand](/var/obc/storage/images/media/gallerie/il-sale-pestato-ivo-danchev/l-impronta-del-produttore/759754-5-ita-IT/Family-s-brand_galleryicon3.jpg)
![The sieve](/var/obc/storage/images/media/gallerie/il-sale-pestato-ivo-danchev/la-setacciatura/759761-3-ita-IT/The-sieve_galleryicon3.jpg)
![A “volcanic” salt](/var/obc/storage/images/media/gallerie/il-sale-pestato-ivo-danchev/il-kcana-sol-un-sale-vulcanico/759817-7-ita-IT/A-volcanic-salt_galleryicon3.jpg)
![The peta with crushed salt](/var/obc/storage/images/media/gallerie/il-sale-pestato-ivo-danchev/la-peta-con-il-sale-pestato/759796-3-ita-IT/The-peta-with-crushed-salt_galleryicon3.jpg)
![A “slow” hostel](/var/obc/storage/images/media/gallerie/il-sale-pestato-ivo-danchev/il-futuro-ostello-slow/759845-3-ita-IT/A-slow-hostel_galleryicon3.jpg)
![Night on Kratovo](/var/obc/storage/images/media/gallerie/il-sale-pestato-ivo-danchev/le-luci-della-notte-su-kratovo/759866-3-ita-IT/Night-on-Kratovo_galleryicon3.jpg)