Tau Touring Carrara Marble

The marble cave tour will start with a transfer from lucca to colonnata a characteristic little village set in the apuane alps.

Tau touring carrara marble.

We will drive up to an altitude of 900 m. What you should know. During our carrara marble quarries tour. Get to know a different and fascinating reality made up of hard work and genius ancient sweat and modern technology.

2 hours 25 minutes. 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. It is famous for the nearby marble quarries where michelangelo used to go to fetch his marble and also for the lardo di colonnata a traditional tuscan delicacy which was eaten by the workers in the quarries to gain strength for their hard work. From there the scenery will be breathtaking.

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

It is famous for the nearby marble quarries where michelangelo used to go to fetch his marble. 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. The view is unique with the alps and the coast in the same picture. Private tour in carrara marble quarries with 4x4 vehicles.