Mines and Beaches

• Alghero, Mining Centre and the beach of Argentiera
  Just a few kilometres from Palmadula, visitors will come to the wild, barren stretch of coastline known as Argentiera, which is particularly striking because of its abandoned mining village. The area has a long tradition of mining activity and the lead and zinc deposits were exploited as far back as in Roman times, although they were closed definitively around 1960. A splendid beach of grey sand is situated not far from the mining village, in front of a deep blue sea, which abounds in fish and exceptional lobsters. The beach offers a striking view of the wooden skeleton of the old mineral washery and the entrances to mine pits, immersed in the surrounding countryside. This stretch of rocky coastline is also the perfect nesting habitat for the Corsican gull.