Tuscany Marble Quarry

Nearby the open air quarries and the wells form impressive amphitheaters surrounded by some sort of marble curtains while the underground quarries can be compared to imposing cathedrals carved in the heart of the mountains.

Tuscany marble quarry.

The marble of carrara in tuscany. Near carrara the romans built a military harbor later transformed in a town where the excavated marbles were collected and transported to rome by sea. The operating quarries today are in the three large extraction basins in colonnata ravaccione e fantiscritti behind carrara and facing the slopes of maggiore mountain. Imported from italy our marble is imported directly from the carrara region in tuscany italy to our warehouse in the roaring fork valley.

From there we will drive in direction of the mountain region of the apuan alps where the quarries of marble of carrara are located. The quarrying of marble near the coastal town of carrara in north west tuscany has an unbroken two thousand year old tradition with the majority of the marble exported abroad today. Fantiscritti marble quarries or cave pronounced cah vey has a 50 minute 4x4 jeep tour that gives visitors a chance to get an inside look at the quarries and also includes a fantastic view from high above them. Tuscany marble quarries provides a curated collection of the highest quality marble granite and travertine personally sourced from the most exclusive quarries in tuscany italy.

What began in roman times continued at pace during the renaissance has survived to the present day. Tuscany marble quarries. This colony was named luna today luni. The marble of the alpi apuane was well known and appreciated from ancient times.