Catania Fruit Salad Farm
Catania is a family owned farm where you can view and gain an understanding of how a wide variety of horticulture and viticulture crops are grown in Australia’s largest irrigation area, the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area.
La Piccola Grosseria & Deli
La Piccola specialises in Italian small goods, pasta, cheese, biscotti, coffee, drinks, homestyle gourmet panini, bread, and a whole lot more!!
Hermit’s Cave & Lookout
The cave was once the home of Valerio Ricetti, a miner from Broken Hill who lived the life of a hermit in his cave on Scenic Hill for many years. A keen gardener, Valerio transformed the rocky escarpment and created dry-stone-walls, paths and stone steps creating access to areas that he called, the Garden, the Chapel and the Main Cave. The walls of the Main Cave feature paintings of small daisies, created by Ricetti. The living areas and stone walls are marked on the storyboard and form part of a signed heritage trail/walk.
Wear sturdy walking shoes as the paths are uneven.
Griffith Pioneer Park Museum; The Italian Museum and Wine & Irrigation Museum
Griffith Pioneer Park Museum was opened in April 1971 and is a popular community cultural facility, and valued repository of the region’s unique history. The Museum consists of a number of distinct elements: Bagtown ‘Old Griffith’ main street; The Italian Museum depicting Griffith’s unique Italian settlement; Wine and Irrigation Building – telling the story of the local wine industry and irrigation history; Machinery and vehicle displays as well as an extensive and eclectic collection of artefacts and memorabilia.
Italian Heritage Trail
One of the striking features of Griffith is its ‘Italianness’. Around sixty percent of the population can claim an Italian heritage. The Griffith Italian Heritage Trail takes you on a tour of places that tell the story of the Italian settlement in Griffith. Some of these places no longer exist, while others have changed title. Collectively, they document the enduring legacy of Italian migration in Griffith’s landscape.
You can pick up a copy of the Italian Heritage Trail Map from the Griffith Tourism Hub, or take a look online here.
Griffith Rotary Markets
Meet the local growers at this weekly grower’s market. Seasonal fruit and vegetables, bread, cakes, Italian biscuits, jams, relish, olive oil, eggs, honey and much more is what you will find when you head to the Griffith Rotary Markets.
