Cultural Routes

Río Tinto Foundation / Fundación Río Tinto

Cultural Route

• European Route of Industrial Heritage

Country

• Spain

Member Category

• Cultural Institution / NGO
• Museum
• Heritage Site

Member Status

Individual

Year of Accession to Membership

N/D

Contact Details

Plaza del Museo, s/n
ES-21660 Minas de Riotinto

Tel: +351 249 130 382
Website: www.fundacionriotinto.es
Email: info[at]fundacionriotinto.es

Parque Minero de Riotinto (Riotinto Mining Park)
Plaza del Museo, s/n
ES-21660 Minas de Riotinto

Tel: +34 959 591 015
Website: www.fundacionriotinto.es
Email: redes[at]parquemineroderiotinto.es

Contact Person

N/D

Main Town/Region

Minas de Riotinto (Huelva, Andalusia)

Site Town/Region

Minas de Riotinto (Huelva, Andalusia)

Main GPS Location

37.693365, -6.596298

Site GPS Location

37.693365, -6.596298

UNESCO World Heritage List

N/D

European Heritage Label

N/D

Other Heritage Labels

UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List: Mining Historical Heritage (2007) (whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5139)

Description

The Río Tinto Foundation aims to preserve and restore the historical-artistic and environmental local heritage, also by managing the Riotinto Mining Park for cultural, tourist and recreational purposes.
The Riotinto Mining Park was Europe's largest open cast mine. Guided tours are offered for the Peña de Hierro, the 19th century residential area of Bella Vista (Victorian-style house No. 21). Parts of the old narrow-gauge line are restored, enabling the operation of a historic visitor train. The building of the former company hospital hosts now a Mining Museum (Museo Mineiro) illustrating the history of the mining area of Río Tinto.
The Riotinto Mining Park is an Anchor Point of the European Route of Industrial Heritage.

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