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18 and 19 September 2021Passed
Conditions
Free. Reservation by telephone required. Limited space. Provide warm clothes and good shoes. Refreshment bar and small restaurant on site.
Registration
 03 29 25 03 33
September 2021
Saturday 18
10:00 - 19:30
Sunday 19
10:00 - 17:00
5 to 99 years old

Mines du Thillot

47 rue de la Gare, 88160 Le Thillot
  • Vosges
  • Grand Est

Discover the old copper mines accompanied by a specialist

Guided tours of the former copper mines of Thillot and exceptional opening of the Art Gallery located in the territory of the municipality of Fresse-sur-Moselle.
18 and 19 September 2021Passed
Conditions
Free. Reservation by telephone required. Limited space. Provide warm clothes and good shoes. Refreshment bar and small restaurant on site.
Registration
 03 29 25 03 33
©Blog à la Conquête de L'Est

Guided tours of the former copper mines of Thillot and exceptional opening of the Art Gallery located in the territory of the municipality of Fresse-sur-Moselle.

The visit leads visitors to galleries dug at different times and allows them to understand the organization of the mine site, to follow the evolution of drilling techniques and to observe pumping equipment that has remained in place for more than two centuries. The numerous surface remains constitute a typical mining landscape.
Enjoy the exceptional opening of the «Galerie des Arts» on the territory of the municipality of Fresse-sur-Moselle. The guided tour allows you to discover this exceptional gallery of mine, illustrative of the beginnings of the use of powder in mine. The architecture of this gallery testifies to the gestures of the miners and recorded traces of remarkable tools. The gallery has been extended several times between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries, visitors will discover on the walls the chronological demonstration in four phases of successive techniques. It is for this reason that a Historic Monument classification has been awarded to this mine.
Access to this gallery will be by foot as part of a walk in the forest of about 40 minutes with elevation.
Various activities will be offered in addition: theater, ancient games for children, etc.

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Visite commentée / Conférence
Thème 2021
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About the location

Mines du Thillot
47 rue de la Gare, 88160 Le Thillot
  • Vosges
  • Grand Est
The appearances(mines) of Thillot still called Hautes-Mynes, train(form) a site of extraction of copper exploited(run) between 1560 and 1761 by the dukes of Lorraine. The mining network extends over the municipalities of Thillot and of Fresse-sur-Moselle. They Appearance(Mine) St Nicholas' Day and Appearance(Mine) of Hinguené are listed(classified), and them Appearance(Mine) Saint Thomas and Appearance(Mine) Saint-Charles are registered, in conformance with(for) historic monuments since 1995.
Tags
Monument historique, Musée, salle d'exposition, Site archéologique
©Maison des Hautes-Mynes Le Thillot