Trail and Mining Tunnels of Cornacchino and Tac
Trail and Mining Tunnels of Cornacchino
Address
Cornacchino – Castell’Azzara
Museum
Thanks to financing from the “Committee for the Provisional Management of the Museum Park of the Mines of Mount Amiata” it was possible to realize a designated trail and restoration of two of the former mining tunnels of the mine of Cornacchino near Castell’Azzara. The mine, whose area covered part of a cinnabar field already known to the Etruscans, was in use from 1877 to 1919. From the existing documentation, it can be established that the two restored tunnels date from before 1889. The trail departs from the locality of “Quercia Gobba”, or “Hunchbacked Oak”, and crosses a picturesque wood for about 500 metres along the gorge of Fosso del Cornacchino, finally reaching the two mining tunnels known by the name of “Galleria Ritorta”, or “Twisted Tunnel”. The trail and tunnels can be safely visited and guided tours are available by reservation.
Activities
Guided tours by reservations
Bookshop
No
Accessibility for people with disabilities
Not accessible
TAC – Monte Penna House of Memory
Address
Former elementary schools – Castell’azzara historic centre
The museum
The Monte Penna Memory House is a museum that describes the natural environment, the territorial mining economy and daily life of our recent past.
Info
Museum website: 2tr.it/it/tac
Opening Hours
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Contact us
Museum System Coordination Office:
Luisa Colombini: (+39) 0564 96 52 68
sistemamusealeamiata@uc-amiata.gr.it
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Info and reservations:
Tel. (+39) 0564 96 52 68