2024

MERCURY MINES

Natural Crafts
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They are classified as UNESCO World Heritage Sites for their exceptional size (the second largest mercury mine in the world). The visit begins with a short film that provides a better understanding of Idrija's mining reality. It continues with a breathtaking underground descent. As the visit progresses, we sink deeper underground, crossing here and there a period chapel, narrower and narrower galleries with wet walls. We then think of ourselves as the main character in a Jules Verne novel. Claustrophobic abstain!

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