Heritage of the Riotinto Mining District
The project intends to highlight the mining heritage of the area and use it as a cultural tourist product. An old English hospital has been rehabilitated into a museum and history centre, a workers neighbourhood has been restored and an old mining railway now can bring visitors ...
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The project intends to highlight the mining heritage of the area and use it as a cultural tourist product. An old English hospital has been rehabilitated into a museum and history centre, a workers neighbourhood has been restored and an old mining railway now can bring visitors to the biggest open cast mine in Europe. To project is bringing a positive light to a depressed area. A Roman necropolis is accesible for visitors.
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