Along the old miner trails of the Sulcis-Iglesiente a path runs from the Malfidano mine of Buggerru to the ones at Masua and Nebida, in the Iglesias district.
The Malfidano mining village of Buggerru covers a wide channel that leads down to the shore: the mine’s machinery sat perched on the edge over the deep blue water. The old washing stations are made of structures in stone and wood, of archways. A steam locomotive once went through the Henry Gallery, which opens right at the port. A museum devoted to the fascinating history of Buggerru now occupies what was once the carpentry and work shop.
The Nebida lead and zinc mine of Iglesias was opened in the late 1800s and for fifty years was one of Sardinia’s main mines. The remains of a village, infirmary, office building, worker’s recreation room and an architectural monument, the La Marmora wash station, can still be seen today. There is an extraordinary view over the sea and the distant horizon from the village.
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