A journey to Mining Italy
Several mining sites have redesigned the mining landscape from Northern to Southern Italy, they have been transformed, valued and converted into mining parks and museums and are today presented in “A journey to Mining Italy”. This journey consists in a multifaceted experience spacing from environmental geology to mining landscapes and technologies.
In slightly more than a hundred pages, the ReMi network “A journey through Mining in Italy” summarizes the results of years of work spent into creating new forms of cultural attractions deriving from former mines. Years spent in converting sites previously characterised by extractive activities, landscapes shifts and changing working conditions, all elements which represent today one of the major strengths of the Italian cultural-industrial heritage.
The promotion of mining tourism as a form of responsible and sustainable tourism especially if integrated with the already existing circuits of historical walks, Italian villages, touristic railways, eco-friendly pathways and high quality enogastronomic sector.
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