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Grotta di Santa Barbara

Iglesias custodisce una grotta straordinaria: Santa Barbara. Scoperta da minatori nel remoto 1952, apparve come una visione. Per accedervi, non vi sono sbocchi esterni, l’unico accesso è costituito da una galleria mineraria che si percorre a bordo di un trenino elettrico. Qui, alto più di 25 metri, un salone naturale presenta colonne di stalattiti e stalagmiti. Le pareti e le volte sono ricoperte da concrezioni calcaree a nido d’ape, mentre nella parte inferiore si trova un lago, che illumina con i suoi riflessi le pareti circostanti. Grazie al suo isolamento e alla sua particolare posizione, la grotta è rimasta intatta fino ad oggi.

Hours

Sunday
10:00 am-05:00 pm
Monday - Friday
Closed
Saturday
10:00 am-05:00 pm
Grotta di Santa Barbara
Fraz. San Giovanni Miniera, 09016 Iglesias SU, Italia
Call +390781274507 Website

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