If the pavement feels like it’s melting beneath your feet, the city is sweltering, the beach sand is too hot to walk on, and even the mountains offer little relief—with the freezing level soaring above 5,000 metres—it’s time to treat yourself to a refreshing break. In the heart of Garfagnana, the Grotta del Vento is…
Dark Evenings return to the Grotta del Vento: experience the thrill of the first explorers FORNOVOLASCO (LUCCA), ITALY – Following the success of last year’s events, the Dark Evenings return to the Grotta del Vento from Friday 24 July, offering visitors the chance to experience the underground world in a truly unique way and relive…
Why visit the Grotta del Vento in summer? Here are 5 great reasons! Summer is the perfect time to explore nature, discover new places and enjoy experiences that are out of the ordinary. If you’re in Tuscany or planning a holiday in the Garfagnana region, the Grotta del Vento is an unmissable destination. Located about…
FROM 1 APRIL THE SUMMER TIMETABLE IS BACK! 1 APRIL – 2 NOVEMBER 26 DECEMBER – 6 JANUARY: 🟠 1° ITINERARY: every day at 10am, 11am, 12pm, 14pm, 15pm, 16pm, 17pm, 18pm 🟢 2° ITINERARY: tutti i giorni alle ore 11am, 15pm e 17pm 🔵 3° ITINERARY: tutti i giorni alle ore 10am e 14pm…
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…
