Carrara Marble Quarry Tour

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 quarry tour.

Private tour in carrara marble quarries with 4x4 vehicles the quarry was absolutely amazing to see. It s known for its beautiful squares and is filled with many portals and architectural details made in the famous white carrara marble. Si accettano prenotazioni solo per gruppi di almeno 20 persone. They took us to several different stopping points and we saw different types of quarries.

It was 12 euros per person and i would say totally worth it. 4 4 off road trip in tuscany you will enjoy an incredible view over the apuan alps and the marble caves. The carrara marble quarries the workshops of sculpture. Carrara marble tour siamo aperti tutti i giorni festivi compresi dal 1 marzo al 2 novembre dalle 10 00 alle 17 00.

Private tours of the carrara marble quarries the world s largest marble excavation area. From there the scenery will be breathtaking. It was fun to ride around in the land rover. The tour we took cost a reasonable 10 one of the best bargains in italy.

Here you will find the carrara marble quarries tours suitable for individuals and small groups. During our carrara marble quarries tour. For groups of less than 20 people reservation is not necessary come and enjoy the first available tour. Carrara marble quarry tours 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.

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. Carrara marble quarries it was a one hour tour and we were really happy to have taken the tour. We will drive up to an altitude of 900 m. Reservations are accepted for groups of at least 20 people.

The view is unique with the alps and the coast in the same picture. It gets you 1000 meters above the sea. The tour guide was fun and very informative. Carrara the marble built town recently included in the unesco list for creative cities for marble crafts.

The visit take place in a minivan with a private english speaking driver and according to your wishes it may include. The marble quarries the sculpture workshops carrara historical center and colonnata with its famous lard.