About
This old village has become a ghost town since its mine closed.
A large mine scarring the mountainside of the mountain range that envelops this tiny alpine town lets the few visitors who wander into the dwindling settlement catch a glimpse of a lifestyle slowly fading into the past. For millennia, the village largely revolved around mining zinc and lead from Monte Re. Though the industry is first officially mentioned in a 1320 deed, it’s believed the Romans were extracting metals from the mountain as early as 800 BC. The town’s symbol, two crossed hammers, adorns many of the buildings.
