Carrara Marble Visit

The famous marble of carrara has been quarried since roman times and has long been a favorite of sculptors including michelangelo.

Carrara marble visit.

You just need to look up and see the uncovered mountains of the apuan alps. Carrara is world famous for its white marble pure and without veining. Visit the marble quarries of carrara on a half day tour from colonnata that highlights the marble industry in italy. It s known for its beautiful squares and is filled with many portals and architectural details made in the famous white carrara marble.

It s there the origin of statues monuments and buildings. During the renaissance marble quarried in carrara was used by michelangelo who visited the caves to personally choose blocks for his artworks. Client pick up limited area. Learn how the marble was mined to build the pantheon and trajan s column in ancient rome and how it was often used for sculpture during the renaissance.

The identity of this centuries old city with strong ties to both the mountains and the nearby ligurian sea has always had marble at its heart. Historically the transport of the blocks along the steep rocky slopes of the quarries was a very risky activity which engaged workers with increasingly more evolved methods as the economic and social conditions of the region evolved. The marble quarries the sculpture workshops carrara historical center and colonnata with its famous lard. Michelangelo itself used to go up to the altissimo mountain 1589 meters to take the marble to sculpt and create its works.

The city of carrara is located at the foot of the alps. The visit take place in a minivan with a private english speaking driver and according to your wishes it may include. Visit to the carrara marble quarries in june 2012. The pristine stone has been extracted from area quarries since roman times.

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