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Marble quarry tour.
On our carrara marble quarries tour.
The festival celebrates one of georgia s most prized and beautiful natural resources available.
The carrara marble quarries sit on the carrione river in the massa carrara province of tuscany.
For decades georgia marble has been mined and used to create historic architecture around the world.
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Private tour in carrara marble quarries with 4x4 vehicles.
1 marble quarry road marble co 81623 970 704 9002.
The public is allowed to tour the largest open pit marble quarries in the world during the annual georgia marble festival.
There are 6 jeeps with 8 seats plus driver each and one tour starts every 20 30 minutes waiting.
The nearest city is carrara but day trips usually depart from la spezia or florence.
Georgia marble quarry tours.
Our guided tours allow in absolute safety direct contact with places people tools machinery and.
The famous marble of carrara has been quarried since roman times and has long been a favorite of sculptors including michelangelo.
Carrara marble tour è lieta di offrirvi una fantastica escursione in jeep 4 4 nel bacino più spettacolare della alpi apuane alle scoperta dei marmi pregiati di carrara e della continua sfida tra l uomo e la montagna al fine di realizzare famosi e pregiati decori là dove michelangelo trovò materia prima per le opere più importanti al.
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.
Carrara marble quarries tour map guide to visiting the quarries above carrara.
Discover the fantastic carrara marble quarries in tuscany on a 4 4 jeep.
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.
Once you have arrived at the meeting point by the fantiscritti quarry yard you would be able to book the first available tour.
2 hours 25 minutes.
There is no public transportation to the quarries so the most convenient way to visit is by joining a small group tour or shore excursion.