THE “VALLE DEL SABATO” AND THE SULPHUR MINES OF TUFO AND ALTAVILLAIRPINA

Two the mining companies, two the properties, two the related factories: the Di Marzo and the SocietàAnonimaIndustrieMinerarie (SAIM); two the families, of noble origins, who contributed to the mid-1800s to radical changes in the Valley, including through a direct and personal relationship with social initiatives in favour of the working society. The phenomenon began a new era of development resulting in significant transformations in the social-economic structures and in the organization of the inhabitants. Along with tanning pole, sulphur mines soon became the flagship reality of entrepreneu... Mehr ...