Since then, local associations and city councils have started promoting this interesting heritage. In 1999, due to the uniqueness, abundance and quality of this industrial mining landscape, heritage experts described the area in the British press as "Europe's best kept secret."

In the entire mining region you can find remains of industrial archeology of great interest, some unique examples in the world. This dispersed group of buildings, railway stations, powerhouses, chimneys, winches and roads, explain the history of one of the areas of southern Europe in which the Industrial Revolution took place, where English, Belgian, French and French communities lived together. Spanish. This combination of history and the use of natural resources is an unbeatable pretext for visiting the chimney landscape, the landscape that welcomes visitors who come to Andalusia from the north.