Historical and Cultural Information
Descriptions and Useful Curiosities for Visitors
It is a complex of underground quarries that develops on the top of the mountain below the castle of Bellaguardia for a kilometer and a half between artificial rooms and natural cavities of epicarsic origin. Open to the public and equipped for guided tours since 2008, the quarries were used for centuries, perhaps since Roman times, for the extraction of soft stone from Vicenza. They also constituted a refuge for the population during wars.
The path, very suggestive for the visitor, is enriched by captions and lighting that enhances the most interesting points from a geological point of view and the mining history of the site. The temperature inside varies from 10° to 15°C throughout the year.
Contacts for visits and entrances
guided tours Sundays and holidays 15.00-18.30 from March to October
Tickets
- Full price: 3,00 €
- Reduced: € 2.00 (over 60 – children 11-17 years old – groups of 15 people, by reservation)
- Free: people with disabilities and children up to 10 years old
Contacts
- Culture Office: 0444 705768 – cultura@comune.montecchio-maggiore.vi.it
- Pro Loco: 0444 696546 / 340 0796224 – info@prolocoaltemontecchio.it
