Trail and Mining Tunnels of Cornacchino - Castell'Azzara - Il Monte Amiata

Address

Loc. 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 subject to booking

Bookshop

No

Accessibility disabled

Not accessible

Price

Free entry

From 1 July 2017 with a single ticket you can access 7 museums

Museum	Full ticket *	Reduced ticket **
Exhibition section of Centro Studi D. Lazzaretti (Acidosso)***	€ 5,00	€ 3,00
Art collection of Palazzo Nerucci (Castel del Piano)	€ 5,00	€ 3,00
House Museum of Monticello Amiata (Cinigiano)	€ 5,00	€ 3,00
Ethnographic Museum (Roccalbegna)	€ 5,00	€ 3,00
Mercury Mines Museum (Santa Fiora)	€ 5,00	€ 3,00
Museum of Oil (Seggiano)	€ 5,00	€ 3,00
Mineralogical Museum (Semproniano)	€ 5,00	€ 3,00

  
 * Can only be used for visiting the museum that issued it and has daily validity;
 ** Can only be used for visiting the museum that issued it and has daily validity;
*** With the same ticket you can also access the museum of the Middle Ages and MACO

a unique ticket is available for visitors throughout the season
and thus until 31/12/2017 for the visit of all the above mentioned museum
facilities under the conditions indicated in the following table.

Unique Ticket of Access to all the museums listed above	FULL	REDUCED
	€ 10,00	€ 5,00

 
REDUCED: young people under the age of 18, 
students under the age of 25, over 65 years, 
families and accompanying people with disabilities.

Contacts

Director: Luisa Colombini
Info and reservations: 347/1915174    0564/965220
Email: sistemamusealeamiata@uc-amiata.gr.it
Web: www.facebook.com/sistemamusealeamiata
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