Talc Mines of Darnius-Maçanet Curiosity · Maçanet de Cabrenys, Alt Empordà, Girona Image of Maçanet de Cabrenys, not of the place itself. Former talc workings known as the Gravat and Garravera mines, operating from the 1940s until their closure in December 1990, now abandoned industrial remnants in the mountains. Photo: Breme (Public domain) What to see and do in Maçanet de Cabrenys