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The Mining Park one of the most important existing industrial archeology sites in the South one of the oldest and most important mining areas sulfur of Sicily.
It 'an open air museum, visible tunnels, structures, equipment and facilities used for the extraction of sulfur in the two centuries of mining activities. Present the sulphurous water spring that feeds the river Floristella and, above all, continued emissions of methane and saltwater and ferruginous, gushing with small capacity from a few mouths between those neighboring them "Maccalube".

The Mineral Park is open from 8 am to 14 pm every day from Monday to Saturday, except holidays.
Visit: screening of a documentary that gives an account of the places and events of the past mining. Following further explanation by the guide and the excursion outside the paths that lead to the industrial archeology, made up of the small castles of wells for the extraction of the mineral, winch rooms, support facilities, sulfur melting furnaces ( calcheroni and Gill furnaces), shafts and, not least, the Palazzo Pennisi (1870), former residence of the owner family, destined to become the seat of the mining civilization museum.
Equipped spaces for parking and breakfast in the park hums.


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