Monteponi, Iglesias 2008

Location

The Summer School will take place Monteponi, Iglesias, Italy from 21 to 27 September 2008, using the facilities provided by AUSI (Consorzio per l'Universita' del Sulcis Iglesiente).

Hotel

Euro Hotel, Iglesias

download hotel flyer (front,back)

Sulcis Iglesiente

Description (from UNESCO World Heritage web site)

In the Iglesiente area, there is the most important Italian mining compound, which comprises the Campidano Plain and the seashore, from Capo Pecora at north to Gonnessa Bay at southwest. From a geological point of view, it is an extremely important area due to the fact that, other than carboniferous granites and diorites, we can also find metal limestones and dolomites where there are the main lead and zinc veins of the island, already exploited by nuragici, roman and Punic civilizations. [.... more at .... ]

I