Guspini, Italy
Piazzale Rolandi
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About 1.5h drive from Cagliari the mining area of \u200b\u200bMontevecchio, a UNESCO world heritage site, outlines the vibrant mining activity carried out from 1848 until 1991. In a historical-cultural tour (ca. 90-120mins) you can discover simple workers' housing, impressive management building as well as processing sites. At its peak the mines were the largest in Italy and employed about 4000 people. PS: the roof and spire of the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris were covered with 460 tons of lead tiles (until destroyed by the tragic fire in April 2019) which were produced in the Montevecchio mines.
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if you like industrial archeology this is a place you cannot miss. the ticket office is in the upper part of the hill. the tours start at 10am in the morning and you can split the visit in 4 parts, the director's palace, the house of miners, the extractor machine and the laboratories. the full ticket to visit all the 4 parts is 14 and the visit takes around 3/4 hours. it is better to call to be sure about visiting hours.
If you want to see the industrial history of the island you should not miss this place. This old mining place is now silent but you will feel the rush history. I highly recommend to check opening hours on their web and be there eatrly after the opening. I guess that they run one tour in the morning and one in the afternoon. Organization is quiet confusing therefore I withdrawed one star. It is worth to see it.
Very interesting tour in the old Montevecchio mine that was operational till 1991
IT would get 5 stars if you could go in to the mine
Open only during the weekend, so more for local people than tourists.
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