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 Peridotites of Pria Burgheisa
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Discover Pria Burgheisa at Prato Mollo, Italy’s oldest rock (2 billion years), an outcrop of iherzolitic peridotites along the Cantomoro Ring trail in the Aveto Regional Natural Park....
19 Apr Tre Monti Mines
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Discover the jasper outcrops of Mounts Alpe, Zenone and Pu, exploring their rich mining history, the Mount Zenone gallery with the INGV seismograph, and scenic trails connected to the AV5T route....
19 Apr Mount Chiappozzo
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Discover the Cretaceous Calpionella Limestone ridge in Aveto Park, featuring fold structures, historic “ciappe” quarry sites, and regulated access via the AV5T and karst trail....
19 Apr Pillow Basalts of Zerli
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Discover the basalt outcrop at the Zerli junction in the municipality of Ne, near Cava Molana: an easily accessible geological site and a popular destination for educational field trips....
19 Apr Mount Bossea
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Discover the serpentinite mountain ridge near the Gambatesa mine in Aveto Park, featuring a scenic circular trail in Val Graveglia and specialized serpentinophyte vegetation....
09 Apr Gallinaria Mine
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Discover the history of the Gallinaria Mine, an iron-copper deposit active between the 19th and early 20th centuries, with tunnel entrances still visible along the road to Bargone and in Bargonasco....
09 Apr Bargone Mine
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Discover the small iron-copper deposit near Bargone, connected to the Gallinaria Mine and the Società Ligure Ramifera founded by Lorenzo Gardella, a key figure in local mining history....
09 Apr Val di Spine Mine
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Explore the ancient mining tunnels of Val di Spine along the Bargonasco River, historical evidence of nineteenth-century and earlier mineral exploration....
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