Carrara and the marble civilization the ancient romans discovered 2 000 years ago the presence of this white and shiny stone in the mountains we now call the apuan alps.
Marble di carrara.
Marble caves of carrara diferents caves located in this well known city not so far from pisa in italy.
In addition to the marble quarries the city has academies of sculpture and fine arts and a museum of statuary and antiquities and a yearly marble technology fair.
The marina di carrara immediately to the southwest is a beach resort on the ligurian sea with port facilities for handling marble.
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We came here to visit any of the caves and we could enter in two of them.
Cantera di colonata a real cave at free air where you can see where the marble stones are.
Various shapes and undulating surface texture add visual intrigue to these materials.
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Marmi di carrara srl has been active in the stone sector since 1956 offering our own as well as exclusive ranges of marble granite onyx and stone products.
The pantheon and trajan s column in rome are constructed of it and many sculptures of the renaissance were carved from it.
With our skilled craftsmanship accompanied by state of the art technology we transform what is raw and unusable of the nature into an elegant masterpiece.
It was fun to ride around in the land rover.
Carrara marble is a type of white or blue grey marble popular for use in sculpture and building decor.
Statuario carrara and argenta.
Carrara marble has been used since the time of ancient rome.
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Private tour in carrara marble quarries with 4x4 vehicles the quarry was absolutely amazing to see.
It is quarried in the city of carrara in the province of massa and carrara in the lunigiana the northernmost tip of modern day tuscany italy.