ITALIA LUOGHI ABBANDONATI

BALESTRINO PAESE FANTASMA - BALESTRINO GHOST TOWN

BALESTRINO (Il Borgo vecchio) È ORMAI CONSIDERATO A TUTTI GLI EFFETTI UN BORGO FANTASMA ovvero
UNA GHOST TOWN ED È LA PIÙ FAMOSA DELLA LIGURIA ANCHE A LIVELLO INTERNAZIONALE... INFATTI SONO STATE GIRATE QUI ALCUNE DELLE SCENE DEL FILM INKHEART ED ANCHE DEL FILM TERRAROSSA...










































































































The mine of Mount Calamita (magnet) (413 m) of the Elba island can be reached hiking or by bike from a beautiful off road from Capoliveri and of course by sea if by boat.
Used since ancient times have they been abandoned around the eightis of the last century. The machinery, the ancient buildings, are located in Punta Calamita.
The mountain is crossed by tunnels visited with guides that you can also ask for in the nearby museum. In most dungeons are still visible carriages, rails, and abandoned tools fro a long time which is only misuarabile by the levels of rust and with a wild outside with a rugged scenery of incomparable beauty...




(published 2013 April 14th - translation by enrico pelos)


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