This is where the famous marble has been excavated since roman times.
Carrara marble quarry location.
On our carrara marble quarries tour.
Carrara marble is a type of white or blue grey marble popular for use in sculpture and building decor.
It is quarried in the city of carrara in the province of massa and carrara in the lunigiana the northernmost tip of modern day tuscany italy.
Discover the fantastic carrara marble quarries in tuscany on a 4 4 jeep.
You can tour some of the marble mines above carrara in a self guided car tour but to get as high into the apuan alps as we did in the picture you ll need to take a jeep tour.
10 meters high the work fully retains the artist s style with its colored diamonds now found in many murals scattered throughout the world.
Moreover you will taste the delicious lardo di colonnata in the nearby village colonnata.
Due to the way in which the marble is taken the large spaces the symmetrical precision of the excavations and the shape of the worktops the mountains have been transformed into spectacular terraced amphitheaters.
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.
Along the marble route one can see marble quarries and drive on the winding roads that lead to them.
Marble quarries located at the top of the mountains form the background of the town of carrara.