Visit a mining museum with a network of galleries, relive the history of miners and the exploitation of the Lorraine mine
Enter the world of the "yellow faces"! If there is one visit not to be missed in the Fensch valley, it is this one. A guided tour of 1h30 will take you to the "bottom", in the company of a former miner, in a network of galleries 1 km long, whose exploitation dates back to the early 19th century. Relive 150 years of the history of the miners and the exploitation of the Lorraine mine. You will discover the evolution of the extraction techniques, machines in situation and reconstitutions. A projection of archive images completes the visit.
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Visite faite par un passionné et ancien mineur.
S'habiller chaudement.
Restaurant au dessus du musée. Bon rapport qualité prix.
First of all, 3 large rooms will allow you to discover Lorraine geology, as well as the methods of Lorraine iron mining of ore called the iron ore. They will also discover the life of the miners and their families in the " cities minières".
The visit continues with a visit to the galleries. You go with a former miner with a helmet, on the evolution of extraction of ore.
Finally, you will finish with a film dozen minutes that will finish to over the years plunge you into the world of the miners.
A museum to be missed!