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Mining Museum of Escucha

Escucha, Cuencas Mineras, Teruel

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Mining Museum of Escucha

Monument · Escucha, Cuencas Mineras, Teruel

The Escucha Mining Museum, near this town in Teruel, allows visitors to descend into a genuine coal mine 200 metres deep: the old lignite mine called Se Verá, one of the few mining museums housed in an actual mine restored for visits. Worked from the late 19th century, first by the company of the Argüelles brothers and later by the Empresa Nacional Calvo Sotelo until its closure in 1968, it opened as a museum space in 2002. Visitors, equipped with helmet, lamp and self-rescuer, descend in mine carts to the interior, where two galleries show the timbering systems, with metal frames and traditional wooden props; the visit ends at a natural coal seam.

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