THE GROTTA DEL VENTO IS OPEN EVERY DAY ON ALL ITINERARIES Take a look at the timetable and prepare yourself for a unique experience! 1st itinerary: 10 am, 11 am, 12 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm, 4 pm, 5 pm, 6 pm2nd itinerary: 11 am, 3 pm, 5 pm3rd itinerary: 10 am, 2 pm Follow…
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…
A few decades ago, when the Island of Elba still hadn’t reached its current touristic development, Its east coast, from Cavo to Punta Calamita, had the highest concentration of mines present on Italian territory. The hills situated behind Rio Marina were devastated by the construction sites of one huge extraction area from which wonderful examples…
On 22/08/17 we published an article about boxworks, which are the result of the corrosive action that the carbonic acid exerts on the dolomitic limestone of the first itinerary, isolating a network of fine layers of calcite. This time let’s talk about other phenomena of corrosion, made on the same type of rock a few…
