Carrara Marble Quarries
5 hours with a private driver from La Spezia and Portovenere Ports
5 hours with a private driver from La Spezia and Portovenere Ports
OVERVIEW
DESCRIPTION
PRICE
INFO
TERMS & CONDITIONS
OVERVIEW
Highlights
- The quarry where Michelangelo carved the famous David
- Visit of the Carrara marble caves with a SUV 4x4
- 4 hours (approx.)
- Your cruise dock/hotel/airport
DESCRIPTION
Itinerary
Your private driver will pick you up at your pier and travel up into the marble quarries of Carrara.
Discover vast amphitheaters of cut rock for spectacular views and delve into cavernous tunnels that open out into marble cathedrals.
An immense cultural and historical patrimony, these mountains were first exploited by Julius Caesar and have supplied artists from Michelangelo to Henry Moore.
Stop in the quarryman's village of Colonnata, renowned for its lard cured in huge marble vats.
You may also take a guided tour to visit the inside of a working quarry, where you'll be taken into the heart of the Apuan Alps to discover a marvelous quarry carved deep inside the mountains of an almost lunar appearance with vast and cavernous rooms.
Or, you may wish to join a thrilling 4x4 guided tour in the stunning scenery of the Carrara marble basins, where some scenes of the James Bond Quantum of Solace film were shooted in 2008.
After the visit you travel back to your ship in La Spezia or Portovenere.
Your private driver will pick you up at your pier and travel up into the marble quarries of Carrara.
Discover vast amphitheaters of cut rock for spectacular views and delve into cavernous tunnels that open out into marble cathedrals.
An immense cultural and historical patrimony, these mountains were first exploited by Julius Caesar and have supplied artists from Michelangelo to Henry Moore.
Stop in the quarryman's village of Colonnata, renowned for its lard cured in huge marble vats.
You may also take a guided tour to visit the inside of a working quarry, where you'll be taken into the heart of the Apuan Alps to discover a marvelous quarry carved deep inside the mountains of an almost lunar appearance with vast and cavernous rooms.
Or, you may wish to join a thrilling 4x4 guided tour in the stunning scenery of the Carrara marble basins, where some scenes of the James Bond Quantum of Solace film were shooted in 2008.
After the visit you travel back to your ship in La Spezia or Portovenere.
PRICE
PRICES PER PARTY
(not per person)
All prices are in Euro currency
(not per person)
All prices are in Euro currency
Party of 1-3 people : 450,00
Party of 4-5 people : 500,00
Party of 6-8 people : 540,00
Party of > 8 people : Contact us
Party of 4-5 people : 500,00
Party of 6-8 people : 540,00
Party of > 8 people : Contact us
Rates include
- Private Tour with an English speaking driver from/to La Spezia and Portovenere ports (5 h)
- Admission to attractions
- 4x4 guided tour and a visit of inside a working quarry
INFO
Carrara marble quarries: Since the copper age, and especially during the Roman Empire the white marble quarries of Carrara has been used to extract the precious white marble for the construction of important buildings, mansions, and art craft.
Today is still used for some of the richest man in the world that wish to adorn their luxury villas, yachts and important building all around the world. In all the mountains above Carrara there are more than 650 quarry sites, but half of them are abandoned or worked out.
Every day about 1000 trucks loaded with marble depart from the quarries.
This is the place with the most intensive production of marble in the world, and it is considered as the capital of extraction and processing of marble
Today is still used for some of the richest man in the world that wish to adorn their luxury villas, yachts and important building all around the world. In all the mountains above Carrara there are more than 650 quarry sites, but half of them are abandoned or worked out.
Every day about 1000 trucks loaded with marble depart from the quarries.
This is the place with the most intensive production of marble in the world, and it is considered as the capital of extraction and processing of marble
TERMS & CONDITIONS
Booking
- A deposit of 25 % of the tour cost is required to secure your reservation. Balance is due 30 days before the tour start
- We accept payment by Visa and MasterCard. Amex cards (2 % fee)
- Tours are refundable up to 15 days before the scheduled departure
- Skip-the-line tickets to monuments & attractions are not refundable
- No charge if your ship will not dock in port due to unforeseen circumstances (weather conditions, itinerary change, etc.)
This itinerary is operated exclusively for you and your party
and can be customized as you wish.
Please contact us for details and for booking this tour
and can be customized as you wish.
Please contact us for details and for booking this tour
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