South Tyrol Mining Museum - Site Schneeberg

Schneeberg, open-air area. Foto Armin Terzer

Mine to visit, Moos in Passeier
Tel.: +39 348 3100443
schneeberg@landesmuseen.it
www.bergbaumuseum.it

Mid of June-Mid of Oct
Guided tours, booking required (+39 348 3100443)

Alpine Refuge Tel.: +39 0473 932900

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  • Audio-Guide

Up here, miners have been digging for ore for centuries. First with hammers and picks, later with heavy equipment. Up to 1,000 people lived in the miners' settlement of St. Martin/San Martino at 2,355 metres above sea level, far above the timberline. The highest permanent settlement in Europe was inhabited until the 1960s. Today, an unimaginable 150 km of tunnels criss-cross the massif. Above ground, intensive mining has shaped and reshaped the landscape. The site can only be reached on foot.

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