La Maddalena, Historical Museum of the Cala Francese Quarry

In the museum, housed in a former shed of the ancient granite quarry of Cala Francese, various machinery, objects, photos and historical documents of the quarry are exhibited. A video projection documents the important mining activity, which began in the second half of the 1800s, extracting granite and exporting it to many parts of the world. It is also possible to visit, in the mining area, the village of the stonemasons, and see other machinery such as: cranes, trolleys, a small train, etc...

Tag

Structure category: industrial archeology

Content type: Sites or plants

Usability: Open

Province: Sassari

Common: La Maddalena

Macro Territorial Area: Northern Sardinia

POSTAL CODE: 07024

Address: località Cala Francese

Telephone: +39 338 5940560

E-mail: geomuseo@tiscali.it geomuseo@libero.it

Website: www.associazionecesaraccio.it/musei

Facebook: www.facebook.com/cala.francese

Information on tickets and access: The museum can only be visited by appointment.

Access mode: For a fee

Tickets :

Integer : 5 €, , .

Services information: The additional services such as: educational workshops, guided tours, bookshops, excursions, are managed by the association that deals with the Museum; the cost per single person is 10 euros; the additional services are free for: teachers, authorities and the disabled.

Update

26/5/2024 - 10:19

Services

Teaching room