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 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 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....
20 Apr Mount Loreto Mining Complex and MuCast – Archaeomining Museum of Masso
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Discover the history of the Monte Loreto Mine in Castiglione Chiavarese, from its origins in 3500 BC — the oldest copper mine in Western Europe — to its transformation into a mining archaeology museum in Liguria....
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....
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....
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