From Tuscany Carrara: Marble Quarries Tour by Jeep
ID: GYG396769-720880
Category:
Country: Peru
Duration:
02:30 hours
Description
Jump on a jeep and start exploring stunning marble caves with your expert guide. Savor the real taste of Colonnata with a slice of the delicious Lardo di Colonnata.
Look inside the vast white wounds that open up on the wild slopes of Carrara. Learn how the quarries have provided marble to towns and cities across Italy for more than 2,000 years.Hear about the history of the marble used to build the Pantheon and Trajan's Column in Ancient Rome, along with many sculptures of the Renaissance.
Drive to different active quarries of up to 1,000 meters above sea level. Get in touch with the people, places, and machinery of an ancient tradition. Follow the winding roads of the Colonnata Valley and get detailed explanations about the old and modern excavation process.
Before visiting a unique underground quarry, take panoramic pictures of a terraced quarry in the Miseglia Valley. Stop to taste some Lardo di Colonnata IGP on the way back to the starting point. Enjoy this traditional charcuterie product obtained from pork fat and cured in marble bowls.
Highlights
- Enjoy an adventurous jeep tour in the Carrara marble caves
- Learn about the excavation process
- Follow the winding roads of the Colonnata Valley
- Taste the delicious Lardo di Colonnata
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Our tours will still operate in spite of bad weather As long as if it is safe
Near the marble obelisk in front of the stadium and the bus stop. Search a Defender with an orange sign.
From Carrara Avenza Train Station station 10 minutes
Bus L51-L52-L53-L54-L70 Direction - Carrara Ospedale
If you arrive by car the guide will help you to park
INCLUDED
- Jeep tour
- Lardo di Colonnata IGP tasting
- Local expert guide
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
