The Mines of Serifos

Postcard like area

Everything falls just right about this place. You have the historical part with the mines, you have a relaxing beach and some really picturesque taverns on the shore. Too bad that the loading ladder ...

A fascinating insight into the history of the island

Wander around the remains of the iron ore mines, company buildings and Mega Livadi ship loading facilities. The history of the mines dates back to Roman times right through the 1960s. The monument com...

A Bridge to Nowhere.

Megalo Livadi has an abandoned iron loading bridge that stands out at sea; there are also remains of rail tracks for the iron wagons and several abandoned mines on the south western part of the island...

Iron Bridge for Iron

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There are many of the suspended and abandoned bridges like this in Serifos, but this is perhaps the most famous This is a classic iron bridge that was used to discharge iron extracted in neighborhoods ...