Mollarri mineral loading, Zarautz (Basque Country)

The reconstruction of the old Mollarri mineral loading bay offers an interesting journey through Zarautz’s industrial past, one of the most important iron mining areas in the world, and its iron ore resources served as the base to create one of the world's most advanced metalworking industries. The town we now link to surfing or Txakoli wine actually had an industrial past which few have heard about. In 1906, the Mollarri loading bay was built, where all the minerals extracted from the Asteasu mines ended up. Over a journey of 11 kilometres, the iron was transported in dump cars which travelled via an aerial cable supported on 112 posts. The loading bay closed in 1923 due, among other reasons, to the bad docking conditions. In this drone footage you'll get a bird's eye view of theimportant reminder of this rich industrial history, the remains of the iron ore loading platform near Zarautz in Gipuzkoa and will allow you to enjoy the surprising views of the open sea and of Getaria.