Parco Archeominerario di San Silvestro

Parco Archeominerario di San Silvestro is a 450-hectare site in the Tuscan countryside between Campiglia Marittima and Piombino with extensive mining tunnels and several museums. The grounds also include a medieval castle and various exhibition buildings spread across the large park area.

The settlement was founded in the 10th century by the Gherardesca counts to exploit silver, copper, and lead deposits in the region. Mining shaped the development of this area for hundreds of years.

The mining equipment museum displays tools and personal items from workers who labored in these mines under difficult conditions. These collections show the daily work and skills of those who extracted minerals from the earth.

The site is best explored through guided tours where visitors wear safety helmets and descend into the mining tunnels. A train travels through the original transport tunnel and connects different areas of the park, making it easier to visit all the museums and points of interest.

A yellow train with a historic appearance carries visitors through an original mine transport tunnel that once brought raw materials from the Valle del Temperino extraction site to processing facilities in Valle Lanzi. This journey offers a direct sense of how important this transport route was to the mining industry.

Location: Campiglia Marittima

Inception: 1996

Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible

Part of: Parchi della Val di Cornia

Address: Via di San Vincenzo 34/b

Phone: +390565838680

Email: parcoss@parchivaldicornia.it

Website: https://parchivaldicornia.it

GPS coordinates: 43.08700,10.60500

Latest update: December 14, 2025 11:04