Tau Touring Carrara Marble

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Tau touring carrara marble.

Carrara marble tour è lieta di offrirvi una fantastica escursione in jeep 4 4 nel bacino più spettacolare della alpi apuane alle scoperta dei marmi pregiati di carrara e della continua sfida tra l uomo e la montagna al fine di realizzare famosi e pregiati decori là dove michelangelo trovò materia prima per le opere più importanti al. 2 hours 25 minutes. From there the scenery will be breathtaking. The marble cave tour will start with a transfer from lucca to colonnata a characteristic little village set in the apuane alps.

Carrara marble is the most prized and famous marble in the world and it is mined only in this area at the very northern tip of tuscany bordering liguria the cinque terre s region. Get to know a different and fascinating reality made up of hard work and genius ancient sweat and modern technology. Private tour in carrara marble quarries with 4x4 vehicles. During our carrara marble quarries tour.

Look inside the vast white wounds that open up on the wild slopes of carrara and learn how the quarries have provided marble to towns and cities across italy for more than 2 000 years. Transfer from lucca to colonnata a characteristic little village set in the apuane alps in the province of carrara. We will drive up to an altitude of 900 m. Hear about the sweat of the men who mined the marble used to build the pantheon and trajan s column in ancient rome along with many sculptures of the renaissance.

And also for the lardo di colonnata a traditional tuscan delicacy which was eaten by the. It is famous for the nearby marble quarries where michelangelo used to go to fetch his marble and also for the lardo di colonnata a traditional tuscan delicacy which was eaten by the workers in the quarries to gain strength for their hard work. The view is unique with the alps and the coast in the same picture. In the province of carrara.