ROAD INTERRUPTION AND ALTERNATIVE ROUTE From Monday 18th September the bridge “Ponte del Fogliaio”, which is on the road from Gallicano to the Grotta del Vento, will be completely closed to traffic until the urgent roadworks are completed which, barring unforeseen circumstances should be within a fortnight at the latest. The only alternative solution for…
📌 The advantages of oline booking To visit the Grotta del Vento it is highly advisable, especially in periods of great affluence, such as the whole month of August as well as Sundays and holidays in May, June, July and September. The reason is simple: to allow visitors to fully enjoy the beauties offered by…
GOOD NEWS: THE WORK TO WIDEN THE ROAD HAS BEEN COMPLETED As the road going from Fornovolasco to the Grotta del Vento has always been so narrow, motorists had to reverse when they met heavy vehicles coming in the opposite direction. This was more problematic for drivers of camper vans and buses. With a timely…
AT THE GROTTA DEL VENTO THE WEEK OF THE GROUNDWATER PROGRAMME ENDS With the conference held by Ilaria Cinquini on the role held by the study of groundwater, On Sunday 16th September at the Grotta del Vento the event “mysterious rivers – week dedicated to groundwater” ended, it had opened the Sunday before with the…
With the conference held by Ilaria Cinquini on the role held by the study of groundwater, On Sunday 16th September at the Grotta del Vento the event “mysterious rivers – week dedicated to groundwater” ended, it had opened the Sunday before with the conference by Vittorio Verole-Bozzello on karst hydrology. For the entire length of…
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As we have said in a previous article, the natural arch of Mount Forato, exposed to sunlight all day long and visible from tens of kilometres distance away, seems to want to show off its impressive beauty. This time instead we will talk about another natural arch, the Ercole Bridge, also called the Devil’s Bridge,…
The ridge which separates Versilia from Garfagnana, in the part which connects Mount Croce (m. 1314) with the Pania della Croce (m. 1858), is made up of a particular type of limestone rock where impressive cavities can often form, called “tecchie”, characterized by a wide entrance which can be seen from afar, which go into…
If the hematite mines of Rio Marina (Elba island ) have an ancient history, that started in the Etruscan Era, almost 2500 years ago, the magnetite ones, situated near the sea in the municipality of Capoliveri, only started their activity in the last century, to then close permanently in 1981. Of this huge mine, which…
THE LITTLE MINE OF PORTO AZZURRO: A COMPULSORY DESTINATION FOR MINERAL ENTHUSIASTS. In our article L’ISOLA D’ELBA: UN PARADISO (QUASI) PERDUTO PER GLI APPASSIONATI DI MINERALI. we talked about the ceased mineral activity which beginning in the Etruscan Era had made the Island of Elba the main source of supply of iron for Italy. However…
