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Colonnata: Carrara Marble Quarries Tour by Jeep
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Colonnata: Carrara Marble Quarries Tour by Jeep

By Timonfaya Travel Lanzarote
9.4 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$124 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
Overview
  • Enjoy an adventurous jeep tour in the Carrara marble caves
  • Learn about the excavation process
  • Follow the winding roads of the Colonnata Valley
  • Taste the delicious Lardo di Colonnata

Activity location

    • Carrara
    • Carrara, Toscana, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Piazza Vittorio Veneto, 8, 54033 Carrara MS, Italy | Near the marble obelisk in front of the stadium and the bus stop. Search a Defender with an orange sign. From Carrara Avenza Train Station station 10 minutes Bus L51-L52-L53-L54-L70 Direction - Carrara Ospedale If you arrive by car the guide will help you to park
    • Carrara, Toscana, Italy

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Colonnata: Carrara Marble Quarries Tour by Jeep
  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m2h 30m
  • English
Starting time: 2:30 pm
Price details
AU$123.89 x 2 AdultsAU$247.78

Total
Price is AU$247.78
Until Tue, 5 Nov

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedJeep tour
  • What's includedWhat's included Lardo di Colonnata IGP tasting
  • What's includedWhat's included Local expert guide
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedWater

Know before you book

  • Not suitable for: People with back problems, Pregnant women, Wheelchair users

What you can expect

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 metres 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.

Location

Activity location

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    • Carrara
    • Carrara, Toscana, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Piazza Vittorio Veneto, 8, 54033 Carrara MS, Italy | Near the marble obelisk in front of the stadium and the bus stop. Search a Defender with an orange sign. From Carrara Avenza Train Station station 10 minutes Bus L51-L52-L53-L54-L70 Direction - Carrara Ospedale If you arrive by car the guide will help you to park
    • Carrara, Toscana, Italy