What is so great about marble.
Top marble quarries carrara.
The white and blue grey marble from the small city in the northernmost region of tuscany has been used for sculptures such as michelangelo s david and buildings from pantheon to the modern opera house in oslo.
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The tour guide was fun and very informative.
Torano colonnata and fantiscritti.
The history of the marble quarries in carrara stretches back to ancient rome.
Fantiscritti is the most famous of the ex roman city of luni as attested by many remains found there.
Visit the marble quarries on 4 4 off road vehicle is a unique and profound experience.
Tour of carrara marble quarries on 4 4 off road vehicle.
Near the top you ll get out and enjoy a spectacular view of the quarries the city of carrara and the coast.
Roughly 100 kilometers 60 miles from florence the hotspot of renaissance artistic achievement carrara lies along italy s northwestern shore.
With the possible exception of marble from his own quarry in pietrasanta michelangelo most favored carrara marble.
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In the carrara marble basin three quarry areas are delimited.
It was a one hour tour and we were really happy to have taken the tour.
Carrara marble tour takes you on a fascinating ride through the quarries for a close look at the marble cliffs and mines.
This is where the famous marble has been excavated.
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Alpi apuane e costa alta della toscana.
The ride to the top is also fun.
It means to enjoy the charm of places inaccessible for most of the visitors travelling along winding and steep roads together with trucks which incessantly challenge technical and human limits.
The marble block that michelangelo worked came from the marble quarry of carrara.
The marble famous for its high quality and beauty has been quarried here for more than two thousand years.
It is also where michelangelo came to find his marble slabs.
This is a much higher point than you are allowed to drive to on your own.
Inside the marble mines of carrara.
In carrara there are several marble caves on top of each other and they have to leave columns and follow a specific layout to prevent the mountain from collapse.
Still marble quarrying is highly dangerous work and in spite of the hard hat i was relieved to come back out into the open air.
The views are stunning and a nice overview of the carrera marble is provided.
Here you will find the carrara marble quarries tours suitable for individuals and small groups.
The marble quarries in carrara employ 5 000 people who quarry 25 000 tons of marble on a monthly basis she stated in a monotonous voice that made it hard to listen.
