Museum of mining and industry of Asturias with wheelchair
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On our trip through the most beautiful and accessible places wheelchair Valleys Network and Aller Asturias, we visited with Agnes and her blog My travels around the Museum of mining and industry of Asturias to know the importance he had this industry and as has become accessible and for all type of tourism.
It is located in El Entrego, in eastern Asturias. It is advisable to arrive by car and there are also several places reserved for the disabled.
A perfectly designed ramp is the greatest difficulty we encountered (I insist, perfectly designed) from the entrance, special doors and throughout the interior, different plants and even in the mine, have levels of accessibility exquisite course account with specially adapted bathrooms.
It is a tribute to the Asturian mining and the reproduce original machinery all work and departments that had the mine, from the locker room to the infirmary, steam engines, locomotives, etc. and even playing a mining tunnel with a spectacular realism.
The Museum of Mining and Industry of Asturias (MUMI) as seen in the video, has been tested by me personally and I recommend it.
Thank you all for joining us on this trip.
Welcome to MUMI: a museum that pays tribute to coal mining
Since the second half of the 19th century the mining activity in Asturias sets the social, economic and industrial pulse of the Principado. Find out more about the history of mining in this region of Spain through the museum’s different sections (old technologies, the house of the explosive, infirmary, masonry...) to finally discover our mine.
The Congreve grainer-breaker (1890). House of the Explosive, MUMI, Asturias
In 2015, we sponsored the recovery, transportation and installment of this magnificent 1890 piece donated by the Spanish Ministry of Defence to the Mining and Industry Museum of Asturias. Find out all about the history of the latest addition to the MUMI’s House of the Explosive in this video.
Las MédulasSpain Roman mining process January 2015
Short movie with Spanish commentary on Roman gold mining process in Las Médulas, Spain. Shot with a hand held Nikon P7800 from screen in small museum next to site
Places to see in ( Mieres - Spain )
Places to see in ( Mieres - Spain )
Mieres is a municipality of Asturias, northern Spain. The municipality of Mieres is made up of the capital, Mieres del Camino and the villages of Baiña, Figaredo, Cenera, Loredo, La Peña, La Rebollada, Santullano, Santa Rosa, Seana, Ujo, Urbies, Valdecuna, Santa Cruz, Ablaña, Turón, Gallegos, Bustiello.
Mieres is the heart of the coal mining industry in Spain. The topography of Mieres is mountainous with the greatest population centers being located in the valley along the banks of the Caudal River (Río Caudal) valley in the center of Asturias. Before the Spanish Industrial Restructuring Mieres was one of the industrial backbone of Asturias, and hosts 70.000 inhabitants in the 60s. Today Mieres shelters a campus of the University of Oviedo and different museums in relation with the industrial heritage. The municipality of Mieres is served by bus routes and the regional rail lines FEVE and RENFE Cercanias, connected with Oviedo, Gijón, León and Langreo.
Mieres’ most popular and important festival St. John's Bonfire (La Foguera de San Juan) occurs every June 24's eve, and is highlighted by a huge bonfire, cultural events, dancing, outdoor concerts, fireworks, al fresco dining and drinking. Another important festival is the Folixa na Primavera in April (Spring Fiesta), which includes dance and music performances from the nine European Celtis regions, food, drink and especially cider, (sidra).
There are fifteen parishes:
Baíña
Figaredo
Gallegos
Loredo
Mieres del Camino
La Peña
La Rebollada
Santa Cruz
Santa Rosa
Santullano
Turón
Urbiés
Ujo
Seana
Valdecuna
Alot to see in ( Mieres - Spain ) such as :
Centro de Interpretación de Bustiello
Monumento al Minero
Palacio de Abajo de Cenera
Antigua Estacion Del Vasco
Antigua Estacion FEVE
Pico Polio
Museo costumbrista Benjamín Pumarada
( Mieres - Spain ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of Mieres . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Mieres - Spain
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The Congreve grainer-breaker (1890). House of the Explosive, MUMI, Asturias (short version)
In 2015, we sponsored the recovery, transportation and installment of this magnificent 1890 piece donated by the Spanish Ministry of Defence to the Mining and Industry Museum of Asturias. Find out all about its incorporation to the House of the Explosive in this video.
AS The first dated diamonds in Spain open a path towards geological in the Baetic range
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Geologists of the universities of Málaga and Granada have locates the first scientifically described diamonds in Spain, in the Baetic range, inside the province of Málaga; specifically in the towns of Torrox, Jubrique and Ronda. They are tiny minerals that can be just seen with the help of a microscope. This discovery has questioned the dating of the origin of this range, that could be more than 500 years older, and opens a new research path towards a possible industrial use.
Asturias in autumn with a travel blogger in wheelchair
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In autumn, Asturias travel wheelchair withmisviajesporahi to make the most beautiful and accessible places of the Asturian center.
We have returned to Asturias once again because we wanted to enjoy the autumn, a beautiful station in the interior of Asturias acquires a special magic. We wanted to live that magic friend Ines and travel blogger My trips out there and that we recommend. Ines is already a veteran in the art of getting on a wheelchair and the result is the video that we present.
We have traveled the valleys of Network and Aller, both in the central interior of Asturias.
We enjoyed the MUMI (Museum of Mining and Industry of Asturias) one accessible place and you hallucinate. It is in El Entrego and has parking spaces reserved for the disabled and bathrooms.
We shot between trees, panoramic and beautiful places on the trail accessible Campiellos, Nature Reserve Network.
The secrets of cheese Casín we have known in a cheese that has a step but with the help will enter a spectacular world of gastronomy surrounded by an environment that moves, especially at sunset. The dairy is also hotel but is not adapted.
We also visited a honey processing plant and ecological products such as pollen or organic honey. The plant has parking area, access is wheelchair accessible and very spacious. The bathroom is very narrow and is not accessible.
Mining has been very important in Asturias and mining towns. We visit the Bustiello, located in a beautiful setting that we enjoyed uploaded to our wheelchairs.
Viewpoints, views full of beauty, friendly people, again the rich and varied cuisine of the area, and of course charming hotels and in beautiful surroundings where we rested and enjoyed thanks to its wheelchair accessibility.
Asturias again becomes the destination most beautiful and accessible places that have come and checked us personally and through my friends that travel bloggers have jumped us a wheelchair.
A plan for a weekend in the fall and at any time of year that we recommend and we tested personally.
Thank you everybody for joining us on this trip
Spanish miners defend violent anti-austerity protest
(10 Jul 2012) HEADLINE: Spanish miners battle police over austerity
CAPTION: VIDEO ESSAY: Spanish miners in the northwestern provinces of Asturias and Leon, armed with homemade rockets and slingshots, have been battling police in protest against government cuts, including a slashing of subsidies in their industry. (09 July 2012)
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Fluorite
Fluorite
What is Fluorite?
Fluorite is an important industrial mineral composed of calcium and fluorine (CaF2). It is used in a wide variety of chemical, metallurgical, and ceramic processes. Specimens with exceptional diaphaneity and color are cut into gems or used to make ornamental objects.
Fluorite is deposited in veins by hydrothermal processes. In these rocks it often occurs as a gangue mineral associated with metallic ores. Fluorite is also found in the fractures and cavities of some limestones and dolomites. It is a very common rock-forming mineral found in many parts of the world. In the mining industry, fluorite is often called fluorspar.
Physical Properties of Fluorite
Fluorite is very easy to identify if you consider cleavage, hardness, and specific gravity. It is the only common mineral that has four directions of perfect cleavage, often breaking into pieces with the shape of an octahedron. It is also the mineral used for a hardness of four in the Mohs Hardness Scale. Finally, it has a specific gravity of 3.2, which is detectably higher than most other minerals.
Although color is not a reliable property for mineral identification, the characteristic purple, green, and yellow translucent-to-transparent appearance of fluorite is an immediate visual clue for the mineral.
Fluorescence
In 1852, George Gabriel Stokes discovered the ability of specimens of fluorite to produce a blue glow when illuminated with light, which in his words was beyond the violet end of the spectrum. He called this phenomenon fluorescence after the mineral fluorite. The name gained wide acceptance in mineralogy, gemology, biology, optics, commercial lighting, and many other fields. (See photo pair for an example of fluorite fluorescence in tumbled stones.)
Fluorite typically glows a blue-violet color under short-wave ultraviolet and long-wave ultraviolet light. Some specimens are known to glow a cream or white color. Many specimens do not fluoresce. Fluorescence in fluorite is thought to be caused when trace amounts of yttrium, europium, samarium, or other elements substitute for calcium in the fluorite mineral structure.
Fluorite Occurrence
Most fluorite occurs as vein fillings in rocks that have been subjected to hydrothermal activity. These veins often contain metallic ores which can include sulfides of tin, silver, lead, zinc, copper, and other metals.
Fluorite is also found in the fractures and vugs of some limestones and dolomites. Fluorite can be massive, granular, or euhedral as octahedral or cubic crystals. Fluorite is a common mineral in hydrothermal and carbonate rocks worldwide.
Uses of Fluorite
Fluorite has a wide variety of uses. The primary uses are in the metallurgical, ceramics, and chemical industries; however, optical, lapidary, and other uses are also important.Fluorspar, the name used for fluorite when it is sold as a bulk material or in processed form, is sold in three different grades (acid, ceramic, and metallurgical).
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Cantabria
Cantabria is a Spanish historical community and autonomous community with Santander as its capital city. It is bordered on the east by the Basque Autonomous Community, on the south by Castile and León, on the west by the Principality of Asturias, and on the north by the Cantabrian Sea.
Cantabria belongs to Green Spain, the name given to the strip of land between the Bay of Biscay and the Cantabrian Mountains, so called because of its particularly lush vegetation, due to the wet and moderate oceanic climate. The climate is strongly influenced by Atlantic Ocean winds trapped by the mountains; the average annual precipitation is about 1,200 mm.
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Rock (Costeru) - Glossary of Mining Terms - Industrial Heritage
Miners' testimonials about the meaning of “Rock (costeru) published on patrimoniuindustrial.com between 200 workers’ testimonial of the Industrial Heritage in Asturias (North of Spain)
Basque Country
Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide | The homeland of the proud and resilient Basque people is split between France and Spain. From our San Sebastián home base, we tour the ancient Basque capital of Guernica, the dazzling Guggenheim Bilbao, and then cross into France for more Basque Country charms. From yummy tapa bars to lightning-fast jai alai games, we'll experience Basque culture at its most vivid.
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LABORAL, THE CITY OF CULTURE IN GIJON - ASTURIAS (ESPAÑA - SPAIN)
Built between 1946 and 1956, the Laboral building has taking on many guises throughout its lifetime. Originally built as an orphanage to care for children who had lost their parents in mining accidents, Laboral was renovated and re-opened in 2007 and still operates as an Institute of education but is also home to a local television station, a school of dramatic arts, a stunning theater, an arts and industrial creativity center as well as many offices dedicated to research and development and tourism.
Back in its inception, architect Luis Moya Blanco and his team set about designing a building that would herald in a new Spain and be a symbol of recovery from the dark times of civil war. Laborals construction was controversial as it was seen as a pet project of the then dictator General Franco, built with ulterior motives and reviled by some but the project remained true to its design and for many decades facilitated education for the children of Asturias.
The main complex is made up of a large gated entrance, a courtyard, a church with one of the largest elliptical domes in the world, the tallest stone clock tower in Spain, a theater and many workshop areas. In its surrounds there are many other places of interest including the botanical gardens and a center of arts and industrial creativity. The building itself is considered to be the largest stone construction building ever made in Spain.
Laboral is a unique structure that creates a sense of awe when first visited. The classical industrial architecture holds many wonders and secrets in its walls and time will pass unnoticed as visitors walk through the corridors of this magnificent building.
There is a well priced café on site with a garden terrace open throughout the summer and offers a great place to rest a while and take in Laborals grandeur.
To access the church and tower as well as the hall of murals, visitors should organize a guided tour at the reception in order to get the most out of their visit to LABORAL -- THE CITY OF CULTURE.
We would like to offer a huge thanks to architect Jorge Alonso for agreeing to present the video and imparting to us his knowledge and passion of Laboral.
We would also like to thank the good people of RECREA for allowing us to film and offering help when needed.
If you would like more information about Laboral then don't hesitate to get in touch
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Rimoria Railway Bridge - Industrial Heritage
Discover and listen Rimoria Railway Bridge (Pozo Carrio, Laviana) published on patrimoniuindustrial.com between 400 sites of the Asturian Industrial Heritage.
Paisaje Natural - Montaña Central de Asturias
Naturaleza, montañas, ríos, valles, bosques de la Montaña Central.
(c) 2009 Consorcio para el Desarrollo de la Montaña Central de Asturias.
Música: 'El 15 de Xineru', Llan de Cubel (del disco UN TIEMPU MEYOR, Fonoastur, FACD- 8793, 1999)
Condor Legion
The Condor Legion was a unit composed of volunteers from the German Air Force and from the German Army which served with the Nationalists during the Spanish Civil War of July 1936 to March 1939. The Condor Legion developed methods of terror bombing which were used widely in the Second World War shortly afterwards. The bombing of Guernica was the most infamous operation carried out by the Condor Legion. Hugo Sperrle commanded the unit's aircraft formations and Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma commanded the ground element.
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The #HouseoftheExplosive, section in collaboration with MAXAM Foundation
Exposition in the MUMI about the start of this industry and the role it plays in mining, since it was first used in the 19th century with Alfred Nobel up until nowadays. A section created with donations from MAXAM Group’s different subsidiaries (Bolivia, Portugal, Bulgaria, Spain,…) throughout the five continents.
Asturias
Asturias (English /əˈstʊriəs/, /əˈstjʊəriəs/, /ɑːˈstʊərjəs/), officially the Principality of Asturias (Spanish: Principado de Asturias [pɾinθiˈpaðo ðe asˈtuɾjas]; Asturian: Principáu d'Asturies [pɾinθiˈpaw ðasˈtuɾjes]), is an autonomous community in north-west Spain. It is coextensive with the province of Asturias, and contains most of the territory that was part of the Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages. Divided into eight comarcas (counties), the autonomous community of Asturias is bordered by Cantabria to the east, by Castile and León to the south, by Galicia to the west, and by the Bay of Biscay to the north.
The most important cities are the communal capital, Oviedo (Uviéu or Uvieo), the seaport and largest city Gijón (Xixón), and the industrial town of Avilés. Other municipalities in Asturias include Cangas de Onís (Cangues d'Onís), Cangas del Narcea, Gozón, Grado (Grau or Grao), Langreo (Llangréu), Llanera, Laviana (Llaviana), Lena (Ḷḷena), Llanes, Mieres, Siero, Valdés, Vegadeo (A Veiga) and Villaviciosa (see also List of municipalities and comarcas in Asturias).
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