20 Apr Jasper Quarry of Valle Lagorara
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Explore Valle Lagorara on Monte Scogliera, with its ancient jasper mine, steatite workshop, prehistoric artifacts, and early Copper Age metallurgical practices....
20 Apr Territory Museum fo the Lagorara Valley
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Discover the Lagorara Valley in Upper Val di Vara, among chestnut trees and the rio Lagorara, and visit the ancient jasper mine dating between 3500 and 2000 B.C....
20 Apr Amphitheater of Mount Ramaceto
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Discover Monte Ramaceto, 1,344 m in the Ligurian Apennines, with panoramic trails, beech forests, rocky cliffs, and Roman boundary stones preserved at the MuSel in Chiavari....
20 Apr Molana Quarry
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Discover Cava Molana in upper Val Graveglia, a former quarry featuring spectacular basalt pillow structures formed in an underwater environment, now part of an environmental restoration and educational preservation project....
20 Apr Iscioli Oficalcite Quarry
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Discover the open-pit quarry of Iscioli where ophicalcite is extracted — a breccia of serpentinite and white calcite with reddish veining, a prized ornamental stone used for cladding and decorative objects....
20 Apr Basalt Cliff of Rocca del Prete
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Discover Rocca del Prete on Monte Maggiorasca, a 600-meter basalt bastion with rock and mixed climbing routes, renowned for the well-preserved pillow basalts of the Acquapendente sector and its recently re-equipped lines....
20 Apr Pietre Strette
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Discover Pietre Strette, a 464-meter mountain pass in Parco del Monte di Portofino featuring a narrow passage between conglomerate boulders and a well-equipped rest area along major hiking trails....
20 Apr Agoraie Lakes
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Discover the glacial lakes of Agoraie and Moggetto on Monte Aiona, in the Ligurian-Emilian Apennines Nature Reserve: high-altitude waters, precious habitats, and the remarkable Lake of Firs with submerged fossilized trunks....
20 Apr Gambatesa Mine and Mining Museum
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Discover the history of the Gambatesa Mine from its 1876 manganese discovery to its 2011 closure, highlighting technological innovations, wartime operations, and its transformation into an industrial heritage site in Liguria....
20 Apr Libiola Mine
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Discover the history of the Libiola Mine, Liguria’s most important copper mine, from its prehistoric origins to its 1962 closure, highlighting Roman exploitation, international companies, and its lasting industrial heritage....