Miniere di Capoliveri
Miniere di Capoliveri
Miniere di Capoliveri
4.5
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Monday
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
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L'unica miniera sotterranea dell'Isola d'Elba. Un viaggio emozionante nella storia di Capoliveri, attraverso le gallerie dove hanno duramente lavorato i minatori, per estrarre i minerali di ferro usati nelle migliori acciaierie italiane fino al 1980.
Duration: 2-3 hours
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WillMarks
Brighton, UK176 contributions
Sep 2017 • Family
If you manage to navigate the 6km dirt track from Capoliveri to the mine then this is a fantastic tour of a disused mine on Elba that remains a strategic asset for the Italian state government. It's worth remembering that there are only certain times during the day that tours leave the main visitor centre, which are listed on the website. We weren't aware of that so we brought some tickets for the next tour and were recommended a place to go an eat lunch while we waited.
When it's the time of your tour, you leave in convoy behind a guide bus from the visitor centre down to the mine (if you don't have a car you travel in the bus). It's about a 10 minute drive down to the mine where you're given audio-guides and hard hats. Our tour guide spoke English pretty well and there were only about 6 of us in the tour compared to around 20 in the Italian one. We were led down into the mine mixing our tour guide with audio-guide. Going down into the depths of the earth and seeing the mine was an amazing experience and would highly recommend this tour.
When it's the time of your tour, you leave in convoy behind a guide bus from the visitor centre down to the mine (if you don't have a car you travel in the bus). It's about a 10 minute drive down to the mine where you're given audio-guides and hard hats. Our tour guide spoke English pretty well and there were only about 6 of us in the tour compared to around 20 in the Italian one. We were led down into the mine mixing our tour guide with audio-guide. Going down into the depths of the earth and seeing the mine was an amazing experience and would highly recommend this tour.
Written September 20, 2017
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Amanda81755
Townsville, Australia23 contributions
Jun 2019 • Friends
We visited Museo delle Miniere di Capoliveri and also took the Safari in Miniera tour for only 20 euros each. The tour included time at the museum before we jumped into the ex military Jeep for a joy ride around the steep paths in the mountains. It was breath taking and our guide Aldo explained the history, minerals, mining methods and took us prospecting. Fantastic couple of hours! The drive in is a slow 30km per hour on a winding coastal road with beautiful views so allow time for this.
Written June 2, 2019
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AleAus
Adelaide, Australia10 contributions
Jul 2015 • Family
Ottima visita guidata - brutta strada per arrivarci.
Great guided visit - terrible road to get there.
Great guided visit - terrible road to get there.
Written August 8, 2015
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HenryVenice
Rome, Italy7 contributions
Aug 2018 • Family
From billing shop they take you via bus to the mines (6 km).
Mines are very fascinating and despite not much organization inside there are 2 Huge amazing extraction caves that will impress you! Fantastic for kids.
Mines are very fascinating and despite not much organization inside there are 2 Huge amazing extraction caves that will impress you! Fantastic for kids.
Written August 27, 2018
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Annette B
Amsterdam, The Netherlands54 contributions
Jul 2016 • Family
A good day to visit when the weather is bad. On a sunny day, you can get baked, literally. It's impressive, worth the trip.
Written August 24, 2016
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Cesare G
Popiglio236 contributions
Oct 2015 • Solo
My review does only deals with the area around here and the fantastic images [see mine] you can take here. You can arrive here by car [partly on a dusty road] but much nicer is to walk from Capoliveri as I always do. Oposite the entry to the Minieri you will find an unmarked hiking track which goes uphill [i.e. away from the sea] and after 20 minutes or so you arrive in a VERY nice area. Few people visiting Elba seem to go here or even know about it...
Written October 29, 2015
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Enrico
Biella, Italy697 contributions
Aug 2023 • Family
Booked the visit. As soon as we arrived we ate a packed lunch under the tables positioned under the pine forest in front of the reception. Left with an air-conditioned minibus to the mines about 25 minutes. Once we arrive, the very expert guide accompanies us on a very interesting visit to the mines. The history and life in the mine is explained to us. Worth the ticket.
Written August 18, 2023
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Sara
Alessandria, Italy5 contributions
Jun 2024 • Family
For this excursion we started organizing it from home having been there with the old management and having had a great time. This is terrible! On the site they are invited to contact via email to which they DO NOT RESPOND by telephone. After a dribble of 2 numbers and various WhatsApp we can only exchange text messages where we underline several times our good will to contact them. I feel called a liar by the lady who claims to have never received my calls. 20 text messages to get you to agree on a suitable time and we can't do it, they tell us to follow them with our vehicles because theirs are full without obviously knowing what transport we have and that we know the roads well! Obviously at the same price as using theirs! Between her and him there is an infinite rebound, we can't find the email sent from the form on their site and we don't understand what's so difficult about understanding that we are 2 adults and a little girl. We give them wide availability, obviously not at 9 in the morning... nothing. In the end, tired and angry, we give up! Never again with this cooperative! Hopefully the old management will return and these gentlemen will learn to work with education and respect!
Written June 20, 2024
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Veronica C
3 contributions
Sep 2024 • Family
Visit of the beautiful and exciting mine thanks to the Guide who accompanied us, young, nice and prepared
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Written September 13, 2024
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Claudia
Follonica, Italy8 contributions
Sep 2024 • Family
Route no. 1. Our Guide Livia was perfect, prepared and nice has transmitted enthusiasm. Very engaging anecdotes about the lives of miners. To improve the organization of travel with private cars was a bit chaotic. Thank you.
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Written September 13, 2024
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Buonasera, qualcuno può gentilmente darmi maggiori informazioni sull'escursione alle Miniere?
Ho due bambini di 8 e 12 anni e, nel caso riuscissi ad andare all'Elba quest'anno mi piacerebbe portarli in questa gita formativa per tutti, non solo per loro.
Come ci si arriva? C'è bisogno di prenotazione? Sono validi tutti i suggerimenti, grazie di cuore.
Paolo
Written June 15, 2020
Si é un posto validissimo e consiglio di andarci prenitando per tempo e se avete una macchina bassa bisogna prendere un pick up che ti offrono loro gratuitamente. Per arrivarci c'è bisogno di una macchina, il percorso da fare é abbastanza lungo e un alcuni tratti c'è della strada sterrata. Però dopo tutto ne vale la pena anche per i bambini
Written August 3, 2020
Since this is a mine, I would like to know if someone who is claustrophobic would have difficultly with this tour.
Written July 21, 2019
Hi! Yes, you will go into a long tunnel in almost darkness, so I wouldn't suggest going there if you are claustrophobic. However, the space within the mine where the tour is are quite spacious.
Written August 9, 2019
Direi proprio di sì, ho visto parecchi bambini e il percorso non è impegnativo, ovviamente essendo.una miniera c'è piuttosto buio ed è consigliabile tenerli per mano. Sicuramente sarà un'esperienza emozionante e divertente per tutti 😀
Written July 8, 2016
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