Marble Mountains Italy

Inside italy s 1 billion marble mountains that produce more tons than anywhere else on earth.

Marble mountains italy.

We decided to do it so that we would be able to appreciate the sculptures in florence as we are on our way there i have been to this region before but never been to the mountains it is well worth the trip. Carrara marble has been used since the time of ancient rome and it was called the luni marble. My strength is in the wheel. Marble also facilitates the engineering industry as regards the production of innovative machineries to excavate and produce the granite.

A slab of carrara marble can cost up to 400 per square meter. The family created the office of marble in 1564 to regulate the marble mining industry. Wedged between tuscany emilia romagna and liguria massa carrara is one of the most underrated destinations in italy worth a detour for its beautiful beaches its rich cultural heritage and its most famous export. 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.

The luxury stone comes the apuan alps a mountain range in northern tuscany that stretches for 58 km and reaches 2 000 meters high. Comments leave a comment. I would consider it a top three of this trip and top 10 in my life. In the 17th and 18th centuries the marble quarries were monitored by the cybo and malaspina families who ruled over massa and carrara.

A slab of carrara marble can cost up to 400 per square meter. In italy s most marble rich area known as the apuan alps the abundance is surreal. 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. Carrara italy and its 3 m s massive marble mountains posted on november 27 2010.

Carrara k ə ˈ r ɑːr ə kə rar ə italian. Carara is a city and comune in tuscany in central italy of the province of massa and carrara and notable for the white or blue grey marble quarried there. Sit on a beach in one of the nearby towns forte dei marmi viareggio and you appear to be looking up at. It is on the carrione river some 100 kilometres 62 mi west northwest of florence its motto is fortitudo mea in rota latin.

Tags art italy italy tips michelangelo sculpture travel. Carrara is world famous for its white marble pure and without veining. Categories adventurous traveler day trips italian art italy michelangelo off the beaten path tips travel tips. It s there the origin of statues monuments and buildings.

Tuscany is one of the most well loved parts of italy but most international travelers overlook the region s northernmost province known as massa carrara. But just going up the mountain through the marble tunnels was a thrill of a lifetime.