Discover the fantastic carrara marble quarries in tuscany on a 4 4 jeep.
Italy marble quarry tour.
10 146488 it is possible a pick up drop off at the carrara avenza train station or at the campings located in marina di massa.
There is a restaurant on site and you can have only the marble tour or combine the tour with lunch.
Transfer to the hotel end of.
Take a guided tour through the massive underground caverns and open air quarries and see where this stone has been mined for centuries.
Carrara marble tour è lieta di offrirvi una fantastica escursione in jeep 4 4 nel bacino più spettacolare della alpi apuane alle scoperta dei marmi pregiati di carrara e della continua sfida tra l uomo e la montagna al fine di realizzare famosi e pregiati decori là dove michelangelo trovò materia prima per le opere più importanti.
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Moreover you will taste the delicious lardo di colonnata in the nearby village colonnata.
Lardo has the pearly white appearance of marble it is quite expensive and in italy quite sought after.
This is a tour of carrara that you will never forget.
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On our carrara marble quarries tour.
1 hour free time in the historical part of town.
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.
Fat of the land.
There are many similarities between marble and lardo.
To visit the carrara marble quarries get in touch with carrara marble tour.
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The map shows two markers marking the parking lot and where the tours begin.
Strada comunale per colonnata 1 località calaggio lat.
Carrara is considered as one of the best marble types in the world and many of the ancient monuments across italy and europe are made from here.
At 9 30 am and at 2 00 pm where starts this tour.
The quarry museum provides a very interesting insight into the lives of the quarrymen and children.
The tour we took cost a reasonable 10 one of the best bargains in italy.
It gets you 1000 meters above the sea.
The pure white marble from carrara s quarries has been used since roman times for everything from landmarks like the pantheon to renaissance sculptures like michelangelo s david.
A jeep tour carrara marble tour see details here on the left a tasting of the famous colonnata lard at the ristorante il poggio adults only 30 40 minutes of free time to see the museum shop laboratory at the fantiscritti quarry.
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.
When starts this tour.
Among the fascinating experiences you will get a panoramic view of the quarries as well as a visit of the carrara underground.
