Quartz Museum

The Quartz Museum of Lizzano in Belvedere houses an extensive selection of local rocks and minerals. Such collection, previously established in Monteacuto delle Alpi, is now displayed within the exhibition halls of an early twentieth-century villa (Colonia Ferrarese “Il Martignano”).

The local guide Luigi Riccioni, thanks to his fervent passion for mineralogy, has been accompanying tourists through the enchanting meanders of the mineral world for years, in search of the mountains’ hidden treasures, between gems and semiprecious stones, sometimes also giving “souvenir” stones to his guests.

Crystal healing, of recent renewed interest, has very ancient origins. The employment of semiprecious stones and crystals, among nature’s most amazing creations, as a life energy source, is even mentioned in the Old Testament.