Mines or caves but during the tour by 4x4 vehicles according to the security we will usually visit also an underground quarry popularly marble mine marble cave.
Caves of carrara marble.
Carrara and the marble civilization.
Rome the imperial capital was rebuilt using the white marbles that thousands of slaves dug worked and transported to these mountains.
Carrara marble has been used since the time of ancient rome and it was called the luni 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.
About cave di marmo tours tours and guided visits at the carrara marble quarries excursions on 4x4 off road vehicles walking tours of carrara historical center sculpture studios and marble workshops.
The cathedral the chapel and the cave are the three formations that make up this natural spectacle that will certainly leave you breathless.
Marble caves of carrara diferents caves located in this well known city not so far from pisa in italy.
We came here to visit any of the caves and we could enter in two of them.
The family created the office of marble in 1564 to regulate the marble mining industry.
Marble caves of carrara diferents caves located in this well known city not so far from pisa in italy.
How to care for carrara marble.
Cantera di colonata a real cave at free air where you can see where the marble stones are extracted since roman period.
Almost all of the quarries aren t looking like.
The marble caves are a mineral formation of calcium carbonate located on a remote glacial lake.
Many people think there are in carrara only marble mines or marble caves but is not so.
The lake itself is bright azure.
The ancient romans discovered 2 000 years ago the presence of this white and shiny stone in the mountains we now call the apuan alps.
The city of massa in particular saw much of its plan.
Cantera di colonata a real cave at free air where you can see where the marble stones are.
Very interesting place for history lovers and scientist lovers.
The carved marble on general carrera lake.
Available in varying shades of whites and grays it is suitable for nearly any type of decor and.
We came here to visit any of the caves and we could enter in two of them.
In the 17th and 18th centuries the marble quarries were monitored by the cybo and malaspina families who ruled over massa and carrara.
After centuries of disruption the extraction and processing of carrara marble resumed.
