Marble Quarry Tours Italy

4 4 off road trip in tuscany you will have the chance to visit the famous marble quarries in carrara on board with a 4 4 off road tour.

Marble quarry tours italy.

Carrara the marble built town recently included in the unesco list for creative cities for marble crafts. Guided visit to know more about michelangelo s preferred marble by visiting. Private tours of the carrara marble quarries the world s largest marble excavation area. Moreover you will taste the delicious lardo di colonnata in the nearby village colonnata.

Carrara marble has been used since the time of ancient rome and it was called the luni marble. On our carrara marble quarries tour. The famous marble of carrara has been quarried since roman times and has long been a favorite of sculptors including michelangelo. The view from the highest quarries and colonnata stretch over italy s apuan alps to the mediterranean sea so be sure to bring your camera.

Carrara marble quarries tours are primarily by off road vehicle or bus but do require some walking. Wear comfortable shoes and sun protection. The carrara marble experience includes a guided tour of a quarry where ancient and modern methods for the extraction of marble are explained. The city of massa in particular saw much of its plan.

In the 17th and 18th centuries the marble quarries were monitored by the cybo and malaspina families who ruled over massa and carrara. Carrara marble is found in all the most important museums palaces and churches in italy and it was sculpted by the greatest artists of history such as donatello michelangelo and bernini. The carrara marble quarries the workshops of sculpture. Tours and guided visits at the carrara marble quarries excursions on 4x4 off road vehicles walking tours of carrara historical center sculpture studios and marble workshops.

Fantiscritti marble quarries or cave pronounced cah vey has a 50 minute 4x4 jeep tour that gives visitors a chance to get an inside look at the quarries and also includes a fantastic view from high above them. The family created the office of marble in 1564 to regulate the marble mining industry.