Mining heritage in Sardinia

A mechanical ore-washing plant was also established in the late nineteenth century near the Monteponi mining complex.

Sardinia's soil is full of minerals, which was no different in the hills near the village of Gonnesa. In the mid-19th century, some entrepreneurs discovered zinc ore there.

The Omodeo water reservoir in Sardinia reveals its secrets during prolonged drought.

Although the ruins of Sa Macchina Beccia resemble a fairytale castle from a distance, with their battlements, tower and round-arched windows, appearances are deceptive.

A limestone massif twenty kilometres long: that's all it took to attract lime factories and quarries to the island of Sardinia.

The city of Carbonia emerged in a completely remote area of Sardinia in 1938. It wasn't easy to imagine a more striking name: everything here centred around the coal mine, the first thing one sees upon entering the city.

A deathly silence blows through the streets of the mining village of Asproni. Halfway through the twentieth century, the last resident closed the door behind him.

The neo-medieval preparation plant of Lamarmora is located on the seafront of Masua in Sardinia.

Tirso train station was once a critical rail junction from which you could travel to all corners of Sardinia. Now, it's a no man's land.