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Museo delle Miniere - Montecatini Val di Cecina

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Welcome

The Caporciano mine is a historical copper mine situated about a kilometre from the village of Montecatini Val di Cecina.

Copper has been extracted in this area since the Etruscan era and in the 19th century the Montecatini Val di Cecina mine became the largest copper mine in Europe until its closure at the beginning of the 20th century.

Thanks to the municipal administration of Montecatini Val di Cecina and contributions offered by the Upper Cecina valley Comunità Montana, the Province of Pisa, the Region of Tuscany and the E.U.,the abandoned mine has been turned into a Copper Mine Museum.

Inside the Museum, a plan shows the main shaft, the Alfredo shaft, which reached a depth of 315 metres and the subdivision of the mine into 10 levels with galleries branching off on each level. The total sum of the lengths of the galleries measures 35 km and the total sum of the height of all the shafts 10 km.

Information

Opening hours

Public opening with guided tours only
COMPULSORY BOOKING ON THE WEBSITE:
museodelleminieremontecatini.it

SEASONAL OPENING

From 1st to 31th March, each Sunday with guided tour:
12:00 am - 03:00 pm

N.B.: OPENING FOR SUMMER HOLIDAYS
April 9-10 (Easter and Easter Monday) and April 25 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. - 03:00 p.m. - 05:00 p.m.

From 1st to 24th April, Saturday and Sunday with guided tour:
10:00 am - 12:00 am - 03:00 pm - 05:00 pm

From 25th April to 31th May, from Thursday to Sunday with guided tour:
10:00 am - 12:00 am - 03:00 pm - 05:00 pm

From 1st June to 31th August, from Thursday to Sunday with guided tour:
10:00 am - 12:00 am - 04:00 pm - 06:00 pm

From 1st September to 30th November, from Thursday to Sunday with guided tour:
10:00 am - 12:00 am- 03:00 pm - 05:00 pm

From 1st October to 30th November, every Sunday and November 1, with guided tours:
10:00 am - 12:00 pm - 04:00 pm - 04:30 pm

Individual Tickets:
7,00 € Full price - adults
5,00 € Reduced - 6-12 years
Free: under 6 and for residents of the Municipality of Montecatini Val di Cecina

Info and Reservations
Secretariat Cooperativa Itinera:
tel. +39 0586 894563,
Monday to Friday:
9:00 am/01:00 pm - 03:00 pm/06:00 pm
Email: miniere.montecatini@itinera.info

FACEBOOK @minieramontecatinivaldicecina

For emergencies: +39 349 9176870

SAT coordinates

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point Lat. 43.391901 - Lon. 10.751167

Contact

Museo delle Miniere
Documentation Centre
Piazza Garibaldi, 1
56040 Montecatini Val di Cecina (PI)
Te.: +39 0588 31026 / 0586 894563
www.museodelleminieremontecatini.it
Cooperativa Itinera
Email: miniere.montecatini@itinera.info

Museo delle Miniere
Archaeological Area
Località La Miniera
56040 Montecatini Val di Cecina (PI)
Tel: +39 0588 31026 / 0586 894563 - Cooperativa Itinera
Email: miniere.montecatini@itinera.info