#uniquedestinations Roussillon, in the Vaucluse valley in Provence (France), is a scenic village surrounded by beautiful countryside, but what makes it one of the most impressive French villages and a unique destination is the fact that it is situated in the heart of the biggest ochre deposits in the world. Roussillon is connected with the…
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Vagonetto – Take a ride in a mine
#uniquedestinations Vagonetto is a mining park in Fokis (Fokis Mining Park), on mountain Parnassos, near Arachova and Amfissa. It is the only thematic park of this kind in Greece and one of the very few in Europe (like the National Coal Mining Museum in the UK, the Estonian Mining Museum, Hallstat in Saltzburg and Wieliczka…