La Spezia Trip Overview
With this experience we will reach the spectacular Carrara marble quarries, to enjoy a panorama that sweeps from the sea to the majestic Apuan Alps, and we will get to know the white gold of Carrara, the most precious marble in the world, used since ancient times to build buildings and create works of art.
We arrive at the quarries aboard a Mercedes Van, while for the visit we get on a 4×4 car, suitable for reaching the marble basins of Fantiscritti and Colonnata. By car, follow the route along the former Marble Railway and inside suggestive tunnels dug into the rock, up to the quarries that date back to the Roman Empire, explained by a guide.
In the characteristic village of Colonnata follows the tasting of the other white gold, the famous lard, aged in special marble containers.
Go back along the ancient Via Carriona and the historic center of Carrara with its ancient seventeenth-century square Piazza Alberica.
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Duration: 5 hours
Starts: La Spezia, Italy
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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What to Expect When Visiting La Spezia, Liguria, Italy
With this experience we will reach the spectacular Carrara marble quarries, to enjoy a panorama that sweeps from the sea to the majestic Apuan Alps, and we will get to know the white gold of Carrara, the most precious marble in the world, used since ancient times to build buildings and create works of art.
We arrive at the quarries aboard a Mercedes Van, while for the visit we get on a 4×4 car, suitable for reaching the marble basins of Fantiscritti and Colonnata. By car, follow the route along the former Marble Railway and inside suggestive tunnels dug into the rock, up to the quarries that date back to the Roman Empire, explained by a guide.
In the characteristic village of Colonnata follows the tasting of the other white gold, the famous lard, aged in special marble containers.
Go back along the ancient Via Carriona and the historic center of Carrara with its ancient seventeenth-century square Piazza Alberica.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Marble Caves of Carrara, Viale Xx Settembre, 54033, Carrara Italy
We will reach the spectacular marble quarries, enjoying a view that stretches from the Tyrrhenian Sea to the majestic Apuan Alps, and we will discover the white gold of Carrara, the most precious marble in the world, used since the Roman Empire for the construction of buildings and works art!
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Lardo di Colonnata, Via Comunale di Colonnata 2, 54033, Carrara Italy
Continuing the journey we will arrive in the larderia and activate the taste buds with the tasty Colonnata lard, a delicious product made in these mountains with the centenary technique of conservation in marble containers!
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Carrara, Carrara, Province of Massa Carrara, Tuscany
Descent along the Via Carriona, which over the centuries has served for the transport of marble downstream, and a short guided tour of the historic center of Carrara
Duration: 1 hour
