Schwaz silver mine

Journey into the silver past

An underground experience in the mother of all mines. Experience at first hand how 500 years ago more than 10,000 miners dug for silver and copper and turned Tyrol into one of the richest countries in Europe. Schwaz was once the largest mining metropolis in the world, producing over 85 per cent of the world's silver. Learn all about the largest mine of the Middle Ages, about the hard life of the miners and about the great trading families who influenced European politics and the discoveries of the New World with silver from Schwaz. 800 metres deep in the mountain, immerse yourself in the world of the legendary Schwaz silver mine, admire the dazzling pale ore that was so coveted at the time and the famous Schwaz waterworks, once a technological highlight.