Tau Touring Carrara Marble

Carrara marble is the most prized and famous marble in the world and it is mined only in this area at the very northern tip of tuscany bordering liguria the cinque terre s region.

Tau touring carrara marble.

During our carrara marble quarries tour. Look inside the vast white wounds that open up on the wild slopes of carrara and learn how the quarries have provided marble to towns and cities across italy for more than 2 000 years. Transfer from lucca to colonnata a characteristic little village set in the apuane alps in the province of carrara. Private tour in carrara marble quarries with 4x4 vehicles.

2 hours 25 minutes. The marble cave tour will start with a transfer from lucca to colonnata a characteristic little village set in the apuane alps. It is famous for the nearby marble quarries where michelangelo used to go to fetch his marble. Our guided tours allow in absolute safety direct contact with places people tools machinery.

4 4 off road trip in tuscany you will enjoy an incredible view over the apuan alps and the marble caves. In the province of carrara. And also for the lardo di colonnata a traditional tuscan delicacy which was eaten by the. 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 al.

We will drive up to an altitude of 900 m. Get to know a different and fascinating reality made up of hard work and genius ancient sweat and modern technology. Hear about the sweat of the men who mined the marble used to build the pantheon and trajan s column in ancient rome along with many sculptures of the renaissance. From there the scenery will be breathtaking.