Marble Quarries with 4x4
Carrara, located in the Apuan Riviera in Northern Tuscany, has always been known as the marble city.The city merges into the Alps in a succession of diverse and fascinating landscapes, dominated by white mountain tips and marble extracted from quarries, which has been at the foundations of the town’s history and fortune.
A trip to Carrara is simply incomplete without visiting the Apuan Alps Regional Park, whose peaks surround the town. This unique mountain range extends for 60 km along Versilia, Lunigiana and Garfagnana, known for the incredible panoramas that range from the white peaks to the Tyrrhenian coast.
Don't miss a visit to Marina di Carrara, which, thanks to its “club nautico”, has been a hotbed of champions who have distinguished themselves in regattas all over the world. Piazza Menconi's street furniture, completely paved in marble with a splendid fountain, is also incredibly beautiful.
Carrara marble quarries are huge white wounds that open along the sides of the Apuan Alps: a fascinating orographic complex that has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2015.
A Carrara marble quarry visit represents an unrepeatable journey inside suggestive tunnels dug into the rock, from which you access the dazzling whiteness of the quarry, a place where the famous marble has been extracted since Roman times and became famous throughout the world.
You can visit a Carrara marble quarry by yourself or by relying on organized tours, which will guide you in the exploration of the wonderful basins of Torano, Fantiscritti and Colonnata. Choose among guided tours in jeeps, creative sculpture courses, trekking routes and aperitifs at sunset in a wonderful Carrara marble quarry location.
A unique experience in the world, in a breathtaking setting, which will lead you to discover the precious white Carrara marble. The 4×4 jeep adventure will make you discover the three most famous marble quarries in the world - Colonnata, Miseglia and Torano - up to an altitude of 1000 meters.
During the journey, the guide will tell you a series of anecdotes about the Marble Civilization not only about the extraction or processing of the stone, but also about the history of the area and its population.
Three hours to discover this magical place where Michelangelo found the block that gave life to his famous Pietà. The tour will end with the “Merenda del Cavatore” a delicious tasting of the famous Lardo di Colonnata.