Sardinia: Alghero

Argentiera village, between Sassari and Alghero. Argentiera is a former mining town, its name comes from the Italian argento, that means silver. Today the village is abandoned, and it is one of the most important example of industrial archaeology in Sardinia, it is included in the Geological-Mining Park of Sardinia and preserved from UNESCO.

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Argentiera village, between Sassari and Alghero. Argentiera is a former mining town, its name comes from the Italian argento, that means silver. Today the village is abandoned, and it is one of the most important example of industrial archaeology in Sardinia, it is included in the Geological-Mining Park of Sardinia and preserved from UNESCO.

Argentiera village, near Sassari. Argentiera is a former mining town, its name comes from the Italian argento, that means silver. Today the village is abandoned, and it is one of the most important example of industrial archaeology in Sardinia, it is included in the Geological-Mining Park of Sardinia and preserved from UNESCO.

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