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Carrara Marble Quarries 4x4 Guided Tour

- Ride deep into the Carrara marble quarries, entering active pits and an underground site while you learn how this stone once shaped famed monuments.
- Meet your licensed guide at Stadio dei Marmi by the marble obelisk in Carrara, then board a Defender 4x4 for the quarry ascent, with insurance included.
- Explore the Miseglia Valley marble quarries, see excavation areas 1,000 meters high, and walk along a terraced pit cut directly into the mountainside.
- Hear how Carrara blocks became the Pantheon and Trajan's Column as you pause inside the marble caves, then end with a sample of Lardo di Colonnata.
- Select your preferred guide language when booking, with guides available in English or Italian to bring the marble quarry story vividly to life.

- English-speaking guide- Licensed guide service- Tour by 4x4 vehicle- Marble quarries tour in Miseglia Valley, including an underground quarry- Tasting of a sample of Lardo di Colonnata- Insurance (by law)

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You can cancel these tickets up to 24 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.

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.

What's not allowed

Wheelchairs and strollers: This experience is not wheelchair accessible and is not stroller accessible.

Pets: This experience is not suitable for pets.

Infants on laps: Infants must not sit on laps during the tour.

Infant seats: Infant seats are not available on the vehicles.

Accessibility

Wheelchair access: This experience is not wheelchair accessible and involves 4x4 vehicle travel.

Stroller access: This experience is not stroller accessible.

Public transport: There is no public transportation near the meeting point.

Additional information

Health conditions: This tour is not recommended for people with back problems, heart conditions, pregnancy, or acrophobia.

Meeting point: Meet at Stadio dei Marmi, Piazza Vittorio Veneto 8, 54033 Carrara MS, Italy.

Landmark: Find the marble obelisk in front of the stadium and the nearby bus stop.

Vehicle to look for: Look for a Defender with an orange sign at the meeting point.

Guide language: You will have an expert English- or Italian-speaking guide, as per the option selected.

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