Carrara Marble Quarry Location

4 4 off road trip in tuscany you will have the chance to visit the famous marble quarries in carrara on board with a 4 4 off road tour.

Carrara marble quarry location.

Marble quarries located at the top of the mountains form the background of the town of carrara. Due to the way in which the marble is taken the large spaces the symmetrical precision of the excavations and the shape of the worktops the mountains have been transformed into spectacular terraced amphitheaters. Discover the fantastic carrara marble quarries in tuscany on a 4 4 jeep. Touring the marble mines in the apuan alps in northern tuscany is an incredible visual experience which is why the location was chosen for the chase scene in the james bond film quantum of solace.

The street artist eduardo kobra realized in 4 days in july 2017 an extraordinary mural in the carrara marble quarries depicting michelangelo s david and symbolizing the return to the origin of art. This is where the famous marble has been excavated since roman times. 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. 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.

Along the marble route one can see marble quarries and drive on the winding roads that lead to them. July 19 2018 eggers mijia europe italy the marble route near carrara northern tuscany passes through the marble mountains tunnels a local village built for marble diggers and archaeological sites. On our carrara marble quarries tour.