Guided tours to the Geothermal Museum in Larderello

The Geothermal Museum in Larderello, by Enel Green Power Italia, is open from Tuesday to Sunday (closed on Mondays) from 10.00 to 17.00.

The museum offers a tour every day (except Mondays) through the various rooms of the building, as well as the model room and the covered pond. From Friday to Sunday, it is possible to see a demonstration blowhole in action with a guided tour. Drilled in 1956, the shaft is 740 metres deep with a diameter of 9″5/8 and has a capacity of about 15 tonnes.
Every Thursday in July and August at 4.30 p.m. guided tour of the museum with the demonstration blowhole, trekking to the Fumarole Park in Sasso Pisano and tasting

A multimedia museum

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The exhibition tells the story of geothermal energy by illustrating research and drilling techniques through models. A multimedia museum particularly suited to understanding the geothermal phenomenon and its industrial developments.
The visit includes a tour of ten rooms illustrating the genesis of geothermal energy to the birth of the first chemical factory, experimentation for the production of first mechanical, then thermal and electrical energy, up to modern power plants. Outside, amidst the modern plants, remains of 19th century constructions are visible, such as the covered pond at the visitors’ reception point.