"About twenty miles before reaching Pisa we pass the celebrated Carrara marble quarries. These extend nearly to Pisa, and employ thousands of men.

Many sculptures of the Renaissance (the David from Michelangelo, amongst many others) were also carved in marble blocks extracted from the Carrara's quarry...

Mar 17, 2015 ... Environmentalists say the Tuscan quarries at Carrara that supplied the marble for Michelangelo's Pietà are being overused.

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The Apuan Alps above Carrara show evidence of at least 650 ... The Carrara quarries have produced more marble than any...

The marble quarries in Carrara have been mined for more than 2000 years. And marble is still being excavated from more than 270 active quarries in the area.

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This book is a collection of 44 stunning blackandwhite photographs by Joel Leivick of the marble quarries and quarry workers in and around Carrara, in the...

Sep 17, 2006 ... The marble block that Michelangelo worked came from the marble quarry of Carrara. Roughly 100 kilometers (60 miles) from Florence, the...

The quarry has been producing Carrara Marble since the 1850's and their marble is known for its fine grain, high strength, lack of voids and low liquid absorption...

Aug 19, 2014 ... If you go to Carrara you must take a tour to the famous quarries of white marble, right off the city center. But first there is something you should...

Feb 21, 2014 ... A tour of Carrara marble quarries between art and gastronomy.

Sep 10, 2015 ... "ll Capo” (The Chief): a striking look at marble quarrying in the Italian Alps Duration: 2:54. NOWNESS 1,712,294 views · 2:54 · Birros Hellenic...

A visit to the marble quarries of Carrara is perhaps like none other in Italy. We were invited on a private tour to check out the zone as part of a day which also...

Guided tours at the world's largest marble basins, know more about the marble civilization visiting: Carrara marble quarries, quarrymen's villages, Carrara...

Jul 26, 2017 ... Fueled by insatiable demand in the gulf states, the Italian marble trade is ... The Calacata Borghini quarry, one of the oldest in Carrara, in the...

Map of the Carrara marble quarries with the location of the jeep tours to get to above the marble mines for the best views.

The marble quarries**, enormous white wounds that open themselves along wild ... Carrara marble quarries guided tours by 4x4 vehicles with "Marble quarries...

Sep 22, 2016 ... Explore the Tuscany less traveled! Visiting the Carrara marble quarries is an excellent option for a day trip from Florence, or a hop over from...

Aug 2, 2017 ... He deemed it perhaps even more precious than that from nearby Carrara, where he had obtained marble for some of his most famous statues.

The white marble quarries of Carrara have been famous since the age of ancient Romans and today they are one of the best attractions of northern Tuscany.

Learn more about Carrara marble, Tuscany's very own "white gold" ... The exploitation of the quarries, indeed, started with the Roman Empire and since then the...

Few, if any, industries in the world have a greater percentage of waste than marble quarrying as it is done in Italy, yet the famous Carrara deposits have been...