For centuries, the Raibl mine – Cave del Predil (Predil Caves) were one of the most important lead and zinc mines in Europe. Closed down in 1990, it has now become the International Geomineral Park of International of Raibl, memorial of mine labour workers as well as tourist and educational tourist site.
The old mine consisted of a network of 120 km of tunnels spread over 19 levels that went down 520 metres deep. Today, you can visit some of the spaces inside, going through part of the galleries. The tour allows to discover the minerals and the mining techniques, but above all to understand the hard work of thousands of miners who had been working for centuries in the “bowels” of the Earth.
The experience of visiting the mine is completed in the Raibl Mining Tradition Exhibition, the collection of which is the result of extensive documentary research. It traces the history of the locality and its inhabitants in relation to mining activities, focusing on episodes and testimonies of the work of the miners and the events that marked the development and finally the closure of the mine.
Also the working village of Raibl-Cave del Predil is worth a visit. It earned its Italian name due to the presence of the mine.
Parco internazionale geominerario di RaiblCave del Predil, Largo Giuseppe Mazzini 7
33018 Tarvisio (UD)
Tel. +39 0428 876536
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