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Niasc Stone Quarry

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Niasc Stone Quarry

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  • Location: Moltrasio, Como, Lombardy, Italy

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    October 13, 2023

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    At this point you can observe an ancient Moltrasio stone quarry, the Niasc stone quarry.
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    March 14, 2022

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    In Moltrasio, 17 quarries were in operation, including the “Cava del Niasc”.
    The opening operation of the quarry was defined by several phases: the excavation, the extraction of the rock in blocks or slabs and the processing entrusted to the stonemasons (called "picapreda"). The stone was then transported downstream on heavy wooden sleds called "carei" (trolleys) which slid along steep stone roads specially made. Among the uses of Moltrasio stone, the following were frequent: walls, internal and external flooring, roof coverings, curbs, slabs for balconies and table tops, stairs.
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    Along the way you will come across the Niasc quarries where Moltrasio stone was quarried in the past, much used throughout the area for the construction of flooring, roofs, stairs, tabletops and more.
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