Arianna
& Friends organizes half-day cultural tours
to the Mining Museum in Montacatini Val di
Cecina, near to Volterra.
For any of these tours you can choose to drive
your own car or ask for a personal
driver service.
A
gallery leading undergroung.
The mining museum is a true mine in
disuse
The
Museum of the Mines in Montecatini
Val di Cecina
The
mining industry in the Upper
Val di Cecina has always been a major
local activity. The Museum in Montecatini
Valdicecina shows the history of mineral
digging out from 1827 to 1907. Enjoy
a trip into the misteries of the
underground, enter the narrow galleries,
discover the rusted original
machinery and learn how
miners used to dig and bring cupper
above ground. You can also admire
a large collection of original
documents of the mining enterprise
such as working programmes, pay-rolls
and registers as well as outlines
of the galleries and plans of the
mines.
Old
machinery used for the extraction
of minerals
Entrance
to the mines
We
organize half-daycultural
tours of the Museum of the Mines
for two or more people.
See rates below.
Rates
include a visit to the Museum of the
Mines and a personal English speaking
tour leader (on request also German,
Spanish, French, Italian or Russian
available). Transportation not included.
If you wish a car
with personal chauffeur
please specify it in the booking
form.
TRANSPORTATION
If
you drive
If
you do not drive
If
you want to drive you can rent
a car or drive your own car to
the destination. The tour guide
sits in your car and tells you
a lot of interesting information
along the way. If your holiday
house/hotel is more than 70
kms from the premises of our Travel
Agency in Peccioli (Pisa area)
and you want to meet the tour
leader where you are staying,
please consider a 20 Eur surcharge
on the total price for the tour
leader transfer.
