Marble Mines In Pisa

A question does enter your mind as you take in the devastating effects of 2000 years of mining.

Marble mines in pisa. Lardo was the traditional high energy food of the workers in the quarries. Cantera di colonata a real cave at free air where you can see where the marble stones are extracted since roman period. I went into the city s cathedral naturally made of marble but lacking the beauty of churches in wealthier towns like siena pisa and florence. We will guide you through the most beautiful places in italy.

A famous saying of augustus is. We came here to visit any of the caves and we could enter in two of them. Marble caves of carrara diferents caves located in this well known city not so far from pisa in italy. When you think of visiting italy is a carrara marble mine tour on your boomer itinerary.

Very interesting place for history lovers and scientist lovers. Marble maintains the local economy. The pantheon and the trajan s column in rome are built of carrara marble. The city of massa in particular saw much of its plan.

Explore the marble quarries of carrara on a 4x4 off road vehicle with this half day tour from lucca. Carrara city massa carrara provincia province toscana tuscany regione region north central italy it lies along the carrione river in the foothills of the apuan alps just northwest of massa and east of la spezia acquired by the malaspina family in 1428 it constituted with massa the principality 1568 and duchy 1633 of massa carrara the city s notable landmarks include the. Carrara marble has been used since the time of ancient rome and it was called the luni marble. Experience the unique flavor of lardo di colonnata enjoy some free time in pisa s piazza dei miracoli and more.

The family created the office of marble in 1564 to regulate the marble mining industry. Just how long can the marble of carrara last. On a guided road trip in northern italy we told claudio of a la carte italy tours the more off the beaten path the better that s why during our stay in lucca alan and i found ourselves inside a mountain with white marble dust coating our shoes. A curious spin off the marble industry is the delicacy lardo di colonnata.

In carrara producing and selling marble is the way of life. But marble is not the only precious product of the area. I found rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble marmoream relinquo quam latericiam accepi many sculptures of the renaissance the david from michelangelo amongst many others were also carved in marble blocks extracted from the carrara s quarry. Admire the leaning tower of pisa explore the marble quarries of carrara and visit the charming lucca.