Pazzano
The mining village at the foot of Mount Stella
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Regione Calabria
Pazzano, in the province of Reggio Calabria, is the mining town located at the foot of Mount Stella, where the panoramic Marian Shrine of the same name stands, a short distance from the villages of Stilo and Bivongi.
Home to the evocative Mount Stella Shrine, a pilgrimage destination among the Byzantine sites of Calabria, the Pazzano area is linked to the important iron and mining complex from the Bourbon era, the jewel in the crown of Calabrian industrial archaeology, which extends between the Stilaro Valley and the Serre Regional Park.
The mining activity in Pazzano can be learnt about by following the Mining Route, the path linked to the extraction of limonite. Most of the mine mouths are located around the aforementioned Shrine of Monte Stella, itself carved into the rock. Although not currently accessible for safety reasons, the mines are part of the Ecomuseum of the Ironworks and Foundries of Calabria and include the Church of the Miners (or Santa Barbara) and the Melichicchi Mine, with a small chapel attached. Under construction, the Mining Culture Museum will display artefacts, raw materials, processing tools and some production facilities such as the smelting crucible.
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