Carrara Marble Quarry Visit

From the city of carrara follow the signs to the cave until you reach the fantiscritti caves.

Carrara marble quarry visit. And soft white stones are still being excavated from more than 270 active mines and quarries. Visit to the carrara marble quarries in june 2012. The famous marble of carrara has been quarried since roman times and has long been a favorite of sculptors including michelangelo. Private tour in carrara marble quarries with 4x4 vehicles.

The pristine stone has been extracted from area quarries since roman times when you hear or utter carrara marble and quarries are the immediate associations. Down comes a mountain. Fantiscritti marble quarries or cave pronounced cah vey has a 50 minute 4x4 jeep tour that gives visitors a chance to get an inside look at the quarries and also includes a fantastic view from high above them. View from the quarries.

The operating quarries today are in the three large extraction basins in colonnata ravaccione e fantiscritti behind carrara and facing the slopes of maggiore mountain. We loved the whole thing. Guided visit to know more about michelangelo s preferred marble by visiting. Nearby the open air quarries and the wells form impressive amphitheaters surrounded by some sort of marble curtains while the underground quarries can be compared to imposing.

Others must have signed up in the last week as the jeep was full. The carrara marble quarries the workshops of sculpture. We were going anyway and he made it happen. 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.

This is where the famous marble has been excavated since roman times. You will of course need a car to do this trip unless you ve arranged to use a guide or travel planner. Gabriele was accommodating as we reserved months in advance but no others had signed up a week before our visit. A visit to the marble quarries in carrara.

If you ve seen 007 in the quantum of solace you may remember the car chase among heavy trucks on dusty white serpentine mountain roads. There is a small museum there worth seeing. Marble quarries located at the top of the mountains form the background of the town of carrara. The marble quarries the sculpture workshops carrara historical center and colonnata with its famous lard.

Carrara and the marble mountain travel tips. The visit take place in a minivan with a private english speaking driver and according to your wishes it may include. The marble quarries in carrara have been mined for more than 2000 years.