GUIDED TOUR TO THE FURSIL MINES

On Saturday 22nd  June the Fursil mines, located on Monte Pore in Colle Santa Lucia council, will be open to host guided tours.

 

From the Middle Ages to the half of the eighteenth century Colle Santa Lucia was an important center for ferrous material extraction, in particular an iron very resistant, rich in magnesite and precious for the production of swords famous all over Europe. For this reason the area was long disputed between the Bressanone Bishop and the closeby Serenissima Republic.

 

Much of the extracted mineral was processed along the Strada della Vena in the furnaces of Andraz and Piccolino for the markets of central Europe and in the furnaces of Cadore, Caprile and Pescul to be then transported to the area of ??Belluno and Santa Giustina for a final processing, heading finally to Venice.  

 

The Fursil mines, besides being deeply connected to the Ladin-Tyrolean history, they also tell us about a magical, unknown, underground world, made of legends evoking witches, kings, queens, dwarves and priceless treasures kept in the darkest hidden rocks.  

 

PRICES, INFO AND REGISTRATION  

 

• The price is €10 per person (€8 reduced). It includes minibus transfer to the Mines and back and a 45 mins guided tour
• The tour is available with a minimum of 4 people
• It will be possible to register and book the visit time at the Colle Santa Lucia (via Villagrande 57) Tourist Office until Saturday 22nd June
• For more information please call +39 347 6189044 during office hours or write to info@collesantalucia.eu  

 

In case of bad weather the tour may be cancelled.