TIPOLOGY
Nature
SUBTYPE
Quarry
LOCALITY
Carrara (MS)
DESCRIPTION
Behind the historic centre of Carrara are the Apuan Alps, characterized by the presence of huge deposits of fine white marble, with the three basins of Colonnata, Fantiscritti and Torano. Artists like Nicola and Giovanni Pisano, Donatello, Michelangelo and Bernini used Carrara marble to create their works, making it famous throughout the world. In the Carrara marble basin, there are currently 190 quarries, some of which are open to the public, such as the Fantiscritti quarry, an immense amphitheatre carved into the mountain, with an ancient railway station that houses the Museo delle Cave (Quarry Museum).
WEBSITE
http://www.cavedimarmocarrara.com/it/
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