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The Gal Well, located in Ingurtosu in the municipality of Arbus, is an extraordinary example of Sardinian industrial archaeology.

Built in the 1920s, it takes its name from a manager of the Penarroya mining company, which was then engaged in the exploitation of the rich local metal deposit.

The site was an integral part of the Ingurtosu mines, one of the most important mining complexes in Europe, famous for the extraction of lead and zinc.

The well, designed to reach the Brassey vein, had equipment on the surface to automatically convey the mineral onto the wagons of the Decauville railway that took the minerals to the Pireddu Laverie or the Brassey Laveria.

The equipment still present bears witness to the industrial fervor of the time and the consequent, progressive development of the complex mining technologies developed.

Depths, tunnels and machinery tell the story of the ingenuity and hard work of thousands of workers, who worked in harsh conditions to extract the minerals essential to economic development.

Today the site, restored and transformed into a multimedia museum, allows you to immerse yourself in the history and charm of mining life.

Through interactive panels and reconstructions, visitors can discover the secrets of mining, the human events linked to the mine and the role of this place in the economy of Sardinia.