Carrara Marble Quarry Location

On our carrara marble quarries tour.

Carrara marble quarry location. Discover the fantastic carrara marble quarries in tuscany on a 4 4 jeep. 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. Moreover you will taste the delicious lardo di colonnata in the nearby village colonnata. 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.

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. 10 meters high the work fully retains the artist s style with its colored diamonds now found in many murals scattered throughout the world. Along the marble route one can see marble quarries and drive on the winding roads that lead to them. Carrara marble is a type of white or blue grey marble popular for use in sculpture and building decor.

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. 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. 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.