Carrara Marble Quarry Location

Carrara marble is a type of white or blue grey marble popular for use in sculpture and building decor.

Carrara marble quarry location.

4 4 off road trip in tuscany you will have the chance to visit the famous marble quarries in carrara on board with a 4 4 off road tour. 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. 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. 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.

This is where the famous marble has been excavated since roman times. 10 meters high the work fully retains the artist s style with its colored diamonds now found in many murals scattered throughout the world. 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. 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.

Along the marble route one can see marble quarries and drive on the winding roads that lead to them. Discover the fantastic carrara marble quarries in tuscany on a 4 4 jeep. On our carrara marble quarries tour.