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…
DetailsWith 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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DetailsAs 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,…
DetailsThe 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…
DetailsIf 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…
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