II THE HISTORICAL TREKKING IN MINES 
TREKKING STORICO … Il vento delle miniere Un sentiero spettacolare in un paesaggio ai confini della realtà Punto di Partenza: Nebida Tappe intermedie: Giorno 1: Portu Banda, Porto Ferro, Porto Corallo, Masua, Porto Flavia. Giorno 2: Masua, Falesia del Castello dell’Iride, Pan di Zucchero, Canal Grande, Punta Cubedda, Porto Sciusciau, Cala Domestica. Giorno 3: Cala Domestica, Planu Sartu. Punto di arrivo: Buggerru Difficoltà: media / alta Dislivello: 420 m circa in salita e 390 m circa in discesa Lunghezza: 26,9 km Durata: 3 giorni Questo percorso
da Nebida Buggerru , through one of the most beautiful stretches of Sardinian coast, wild and surprising
for its fascinating history and its landscape strong colors: the blue of the cloudless sky, the white rocks with bizarre shapes that look on the coast and to plunge into the sea indigo blue, green maquis bushes that nature enriches infinite shades of spring the black tunnels of the mines and the glare of the sun just come out of tunnels. Here you can see - along with an experienced guide -
the most beautiful bays of the Mediterranean, such as Jacques Cousteau called . And here nature has written in his veins deeper, the story of these places. The
Iglesiente has, since ancient times, valuable source of minerals exported throughout the Mediterranean basin by Phoenicians, Romans, Pisa and Aragon. According to laboratory tests, some of the lead
of Pompeii and Herculaneum in the Middle Ages and came dall'Iglesiente Pisani had indicated the methods of exploitation on a large scale , as shown by the rules of the famous medieval code of
Villa Church - how the Tuscans called the city which later became Iglesias under English control. After
exploitation and closure of mines in the middle of last century, this land will rediscover the charm of its hard nature, a little paradise populated and little known, where
abandoned mining complex are now part of the territory, and are now UNESCO protected territory since 1998 and since 2001 the seat of the first park in the world Geominerario . The first day is dedicated to the sea and nature
. It starts with dirt roads and walkways between Nebida and you'll find the beautiful pebble beach of Portu Banda to continue along the path and arrive at Porto Ferro, a small fishing port. Through a system of balconies dug into the grassy diagonal red shale is passed down the ridge of grass at Coral Harbour. Going up the trail and continuing inwards reach the beaches of Masua, small strips of embroidered white sand with rocks and cobalt blue waters. Going beyond the pine forest we arrive at the mining complex of Porto Flavia, whose visit is definitely worth a visit. Here, in 1924, was made one of the most brilliant and innovative systems of loading and unloading of minerals through a complex system of overlapping tunnels and conveyors. The best way to end the day with a nice refreshing dip.
the second day, the path climbs
between the wild coast. Masua we head out from between juniper and olive trees to the cliffs of the castle between the iris and steep slopes suggestive but you stop at a small lookout, a small balcony starting 900 made for the transport of ore and timber, which served to arm the galleries. So, here we are facing the
Sugarloaf, limestone island of 133 meters.
Here is a series of canals and trails, viewpoints and towers of rock that lead to the upper point of the Grand Canal and its Cala. Near the cave tunnel Cubedda Punta, one of the geological rarity of this part of the coast. All around the cliffs rise to 200 meters above the sea and you can see rare trilobites, important fossils of the Cambrian period of 550,000 years ago.
road north continues the show with the wild or Puerto Cala de Su Forru Sciusciau. The last part deserves really all the fatigue of travel: going on between junipers that plunge into the sea, passing under the bridge of the first electric railway and walking on ancient Sardinian ballast you reach the beach of Cala Domestica: A hidden white sand at the bottom of a fjord that opens in the limestone cliff. Again mining the past imposes itself: the old ruins recall that until the 40s, start here ore from mines in the area, the miners dug a small tunnel leading to the small beach
The Cove. Wait for the sunset here is an experience to share with a few close friends. The third day we started from Cala Domestica to
Planu Genovese, plateau devoid of vegetation and tall trees, climbing plants of Euphorbia between red and orange and mining ruins. The plateau you can already see from afar the beautiful and endless beach of S. Nicholas to the port of Portixeddu and then the long, narrow promontory of Capo Pecora. Continue to
Buggerru , one of the best preserved mining villages of the area and still inhabited. The country was born in the late '800 as a little Paris, with French and Belgian companies that moved here, where were the largest deposits of zinc in Europe.
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