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Park Authority Mining Floristella Grottacalda

Ente Parco Minerario Floristella Grottacalda
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94015 Valguarnera Caropepe, Sicily, ItalyMap
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  • lduerrnj
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    I shouldn't review this because the main reason

    The main reason for searching and reading about the Mines was because my grandfather was one of the Carusi when he was a child. Parents would rent out their child to be the manual labor to the miners....

    Reviewed on Aug 23, 2017
  • 877garyi
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    Silent history remains untold, forgotten and uncared for.

    The entire site is poorly maintained. What of there is of the interpretation is faded and illegible. Run down and uncared for. I'm sure there would be amazing stories of the industrialisation of the a...

    Reviewed on Jun 4, 2016
  • lucabug1
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    History of Sulfur Mining

    The people of Valguarnera Caropepe existed for a long time working in the now defunct sulfur mines. Floristella tells the history of the people of the surrounding area and what they had to endure. It...

    Reviewed on May 9, 2016
  • JoW169
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    Off the Beaten Path

    My husband wanted to learn about the sulpher mining history of Sicily. We found this little know museum outside of Piazza Armerina. It was very difficult to find - truly off the beaten path - and cl...

    Reviewed on Sep 10, 2015
  • zouzouangie
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    To discover

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    This site is a very interesting testimony of the mining activity of the former Sicilian mining. The palace and infrastructure are very well preserved. It is also located in a magnificent environment at m...

    Reviewed on Jun 27, 2019
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