Cammino Minerario di Santa Barbara

At the dawn of the industrial revolution in the 1800s it was Sardinia that provided, almost entirely, for the metal needs of the nascent Italian state. And the aim of the Cammino is to help people rediscover the ancient mining routes: from the paths trodden by miners on their way to work, to the old mule tracks and railways used to transport raw minerals. Trails along which a technical-scientific, historical-cultural, religious, landscape-environmental and socio-anthropological heritage of the Sardinian mining epic has been preserved.

Developed mainly on paths, mule tracks, cart tracks and unpaved driveways, only 25 percent of the Trail is on inner-city roads or short asphalt suburban sections. The entire route is marked with stickers, yellow arrows and aluminum labels, and you can also download a free app with all the information. It can also be done on horseback or by bicycle on alternative routes. There are support services for the walker along the route. Both in the villages crossed and in abandoned mining villages.