Carrara Marble Quarry Location

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.

Carrara marble quarry location.

On our carrara marble quarries tour. 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. Carrara marble is a type of white or blue grey marble popular for use in sculpture and building decor. 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.

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. The street artist eduardo kobra realized in 4 days in july 2017 an extraordinary mural in the carrara marble quarries depicting michelangelo s david and symbolizing the return to the origin of art. Marble quarries located at the top of the mountains form the background of the town of carrara. Discover the fantastic carrara marble quarries in tuscany on a 4 4 jeep.

July 19 2018 eggers mijia europe italy the marble route near carrara northern tuscany passes through the marble mountains tunnels a local village built for marble diggers and archaeological sites. Moreover you will taste the delicious lardo di colonnata in the nearby village colonnata. 10 meters high the work fully retains the artist s style with its colored diamonds now found in many murals scattered throughout the world.