Carrara Marble Quarries Tour by Land Rover
Follow the winding roads of the Colonnata Valley and get detailed explanations about the old and modern excavation process of marble. 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. 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. On your way back home, you are invited to go by your own means to taste a sample of the famous Lardo di Colonnata IGP, guide will give you the indication of the place to go.
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Carrara Marble Quarries Tour by Land Rover
What's included in Carrara Marble Quarries Tour by Land Rover
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Stadio dei MarmiPass-by Only
Meeting point in the Stadio dei Marmi area in Carrara, meeting with the guide, and start of the tour. From here we begin the ascent among the vineyards of the green Candia Hills (famous for giving birth to a fine and original tasting Wine) along a route between the sea and the imposing Apuan Alps that is truly spectacular. We continue along an up-and-down dirt section until we find the asphalt road again, which leads directly into the heart of the Carrara Marble Quarries.
Carrara
Explore the most precious of Carrara's treasures: the white marble quarries. Aboard comfortable and powerful 4×4 jeeps, our guide will take you over the peaks of the Apuan Alps. Up to the marble basins at an altitude of 1,000 meters, to discover the magical place where Michelangelo found the block that gave birth to his world-famous Pieta.
Lardo di Colonnata
Taste a sample of the famous Lardo di colonnata
Inclusions
- Local Expert guide
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Not recommended for travelers with acrophobia
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- Stadio dei Marmi - 4 Olimpionici Azzurri Piazza Vittorio Veneto, 8, 54033 Carrara MS, Italy Near the marble obelisk in front of the stadium and the bus stop. Search a Defender with an orange sign. From Carrara Avenza Train Station station Bus L51-L52-L53-L54-L70 Direction - Carrara Ospedale
