Monteponi Mine: Galleria Villamarina guided tour – Sardinia, Italy

EXPERIENCE:

In the outskirts of Iglesias You’ll find the impressive complex of Monteponi mine and Villamarina gallery, (State Road No.126). The original plan has left a few industrial buildings of historical and architectural interest. Galleria Villamarina (at 174 m a.s.l.) was dedicated to the vice-king of Sardinia and has got two entrances. It connects the two main shafts of Monteponi mine: Pozzo Vittorio Emanuele (1863), used to transfer miners and minerals, and Pozzo Sella (1874), once hosting large dewatering pumps.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Discover the glorious mining past of the town
Explore a mining area
Live the experience of a guided tour into a real mine

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