Where are the marble quarries in Italy?
Carrara, Italy, is famous for the brilliant white marble that is mined from its quarries. Carrara, city, Massa-Carrara provincia (province), Toscana (Tuscany) regione (region), north-central Italy. It lies along the Carrione River in the foothills of the Apuan Alps, just northwest of Massa and east of La Spezia.
Is Carrara Marble from Italy?
It has been quarried since Roman times in the mountains just outside the city of Carrara in the province of Massa and Carrara in the Lunigiana, the northernmost tip of modern-day Tuscany, Italy. More marble has been extracted from the over 650 quarry sites near Carrara than from any other place.
Who owns the Carrara quarries?
The Vanelli family has owned a quarry in Carrara, Italy for two centuries. For the past 200 years, it’s a family business that has been passed down from generation to generation. Currently at the helm is Gualtiero Vanelli who inherited the business from his grandmother in 2001.
What is the largest marble quarry in the world?
the Danby Quarry
This body of work documented the shifting landscape of the Danby Quarry at Dorset Mountain in Vermont. The quarry has been active for more than 100 years and is the largest underground marble quarry in the world, stretching over a mile long and covering twenty-five acres.
Why visit the Carrara marble quarries in Tuscany?
If you do find yourself in northern Tuscany, take the time to visit the Carrara marble quarries and book a tour with CARRARA MARBLE TOUR company. It will definitely make you appreciate so much more when you see white Carrara marble anywhere around the world.
What are the Fantiscritti quarries of Carrara?
he Fantiscritti quarries (pictured) are one of the three historical quarries of Carrara’ s precious marble (Photo courtesy of Toni Brancatisano)
What to do in Carrara?
**CARRARA MARBLE TOUR Tours – L’azienda Carrara Marble Tour organizza anche tour privati personalizzati che possono includere una visita alle cave, il museo del marmo, seguito da un pranzo con degustazione di ricette tradizionali regionali tra cui il famoso lardo di Colonnata. You’ve read { {articles_read}} articles so far.
How do you get to the marble mines above Carrara?
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 tour we took cost a reasonable €10, one of the best bargains in Italy. It gets you 1000 meters above the sea.