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Winter Holidays! Extra opening hours and specials for children!
It’s winter vacation time in Germany! The mines in Zinnwald and Altenberg have come up with something very special for this.
From January 30th to February 26th, Zinnwald also opens its doors on Tuesdays – regular tours at 10:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.!
In Zinnwald on 10.02. and 24.02. Children’s tour takes place at 10:00 a.m.
STONE CRAFTING – with pewter figures and minerals – Thursdays from 10:00 a.m.!
Not to forget the expert tours: on Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m. and on Saturdays at 1:00 p.m. we will take you into the secret hiding places of the mine, which nobody else will discover! Duration: 2.5-3 hours – be careful, it gets low (ca. 1.20 m ceiling height)!
EXTRA: Expert tours now also on Saturdays
New 2023: The popular expert tours not only take place on Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m., but also on Saturdays at 1:00 p.m. as an extra!
In the two and a half to three hour tour, you will explore untouched old mine adits and experience how a miner felt more than 100 years ago. Ceiling height partly only 1.20 m!