08/11/2025 ore: 19:15 - 23:15
Miniera di Camporciano, Via delle Miniere, Montecatini Val di Cecina
The copper mine in Montecatini Val di Cecina opens to the public with dinner and guided night tours every Friday in July and August, as well as on other special dates. Dinner features Tuscan recipes in collaboration with the restaurant ‘La Terrazza sul Borgo’, followed by guided tours to learn about mining techniques and the stories of the miners.
Programme:
7.15 pm meeting at the mine office. Presentation of the mine and guided tour of the tunnels. Departure at 7.30 pm. At 8.15 pm dinner in the former mine offices.
Places are limited and booking is required. The event includes an evening tour of the tunnels, followed by an indoor dinner in the former mine offices. The menu, featuring local dishes, will be dedicated to Tuscan culinary tradition. See the programme by clicking on the poster or on the page
The history of the medieval village of Montecatini Val di Cecina is linked to the copper mine that remained active until 1907 and represents a historic milestone in the field of copper extraction. Of the entire mining complex, which dates back to Etruscan times, parts of the 19th-century tunnels can be visited (the network of tunnels originally extended for about 35 km to a depth of 315 m), the Pozzo Alfredo tower with the lift “suspended above the heads of visitors”, the former management offices and the chemical analysis laboratory.
