Forte Dei Marmi Trip Overview
After meeting your professional driver at your accommodation, you’ll be driven in a 4×4 to the famed Carrara Marble quarries. Carrara, located in the Tuscan region, harbors one of the most prominent marble quarries in Europe. Carrara marble is used throughout the world for a variety of purposes, and it has been dubbed “white gold” in several publications.
From the first quarries, you’ll make your way to the Apuan Alps, a mountain range in the north of Tuscany. There, you’ll visit one of the region’s ancient quarries, as harsh conditions and erosion turned the surrounding mountains into the very Carrara marble for which the city is known.
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Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Forte Dei Marmi, Italy
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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What to Expect When Visiting Forte Dei Marmi, Tuscany, Italy
After meeting your professional driver at your accommodation, you’ll be driven in a 4×4 to the famed Carrara Marble quarries. Carrara, located in the Tuscan region, harbors one of the most prominent marble quarries in Europe. Carrara marble is used throughout the world for a variety of purposes, and it has been dubbed “white gold” in several publications.
From the first quarries, you’ll make your way to the Apuan Alps, a mountain range in the north of Tuscany. There, you’ll visit one of the region’s ancient quarries, as harsh conditions and erosion turned the surrounding mountains into the very Carrara marble for which the city is known.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Marble Caves of Carrara, Viale Xx Settembre, 54033, Carrara Italy
After meeting your professional driver at your accommodation, you’ll be driven in a 4×4 to the famed Carrara Marble quarries. Carrara, located in the Tuscan region, harbors one of the most prominent marble quarries in Europe. Carrara marble is used throughout the world for a variety of purposes, and it has been dubbed “white gold” in several publications.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: 54033 Colonnata, Province of Massa and Carrara, Italy
Then, you’ll reach Colonnata, where you’ll be able to indulge your taste buds with a breakfast of Lardo di Colonnata, a famous traditional breakfast of quarry workers. Lardo di Colonnata is a rich dish of cured pig’s back fat, a succulent meat made with an ancient technique to preserve the meat and the fat of the animal. Served in thin slices, the dish melts on your tongue or a piece of hot, grilled bread.
Duration: 3 hours
