The mining village covers a wide channel that leads down to the shore: the mine’s machinery sat perched on the edge over the deep blue water. You will enter the remains of the washing stations, made of structures in stone and wood, of archways. A steam locomotive once went through the Henry Gallery, which opens right at the port. A museum devoted to the fascinating history of Buggerru now occupies what was once the carpentry and work shop. 

A mining complex facing the shore in front of the lovely Pan di Zucchero (Sugarloaf) stack. You’ll be delighted at the little Porto Flavia tower that sits perched over the water’s edge and, above all, the fascinating tunnel with overhanging pier used in the past to load minerals and transport them to the waiting cargo ships. The site is set in calcareous rock and a symbol of industrial archaeology of the Iglesiente. Inside the Masua complex you can visit Porto Flavia and the museum of mining equipment. 

The lead and zinc mine was opened in the late 1800s and for fifty years was one of Sardinia’s main mines. The remains of a village, infirmary, office building, worker’s recreation room and an architectural monument, the La Marmora wash station, can still be seen today. There is an extraordinary view over the sea and the distant horizon from the village.