Carrara: Exclusive Marble Cave Tour Adventure in a 4x4 | La Vacanza Travel

Carrara: Exclusive Marble Cave Tour Adventure in a 4x4

Duration: 3 hours
Destination: Italy, Toscana, Pisa
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  • 3 hours
  • Pisa
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Get ready for an authentic adventure inside the famous marble caves in Carrara. Jump on the Land Rover and explore the caves with your friendly local guide.
Look inside the vast white wounds that open up on the wild slopes of Carrara, and learn how the quarries have provided marble to towns and cities across Italy for more than 2,000 years. Hear about the sweat of the men who mined the marble used to build the Pantheon and Trajan's Column in Ancient Rome, along with many sculptures of the Renaissance.
Get in touch with the people, places, and machinery of an ancient tradition. Drive to different active quarries, up to 1,000 meters above sea level and hear how the noble stone is mined. Get detailed explanations about the old and modern excavation process. On our way back to Carrara, to taste a sample of the famous Lardo di Colonnata IGP.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Pass By: Stadio dei Marmi, Piazza Vittorio Veneto 8, 54033, Carrara Italy

Meeting point in the Stadio dei Marmi area in Carrara, meeting with the guide, and start of the tour.
From here we begin the ascent among the vineyards of the green Candia Hills (famous for giving birth to a fine and original tasting Wine) along a route between the sea and the imposing Apuan Alps that is truly spectacular.
We continue along an up-and-down dirt section until we find the asphalt road again, which leads directly into the heart of the Carrara Marble Quarries.

Stop At: Carrara, Carrara, Province of Massa Carrara, Tuscany

Explore the most precious of Carrara's treasures: the white marble quarries.
Aboard comfortable and powerful 4×4 jeeps, our guide will take you over the peaks of the Apuan Alps. Up to the marble basins at an altitude of 1,000 meters, to discover the magical place where Michelangelo found the block that gave birth to his world-famous Pieta.

Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes

Stop At: Lardo di Colonnata, Via Comunale di Colonnata 2, 54033, Carrara Italy

Taste a sample of the famous Lardo di colonnata

Duration: 15 minutes

Inclusions
  • 1 licensed guide service
  • 1 tour by 4x4 vehicles
  • Insurance (by law)
  • Marble quarries tour
  • Tasting a sample of Lardo di Colonnata

Exclusions
  • everything not mentioned in inclusions
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Not recommended for travelers with back problems
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Wear comfortable shoes and clothes
  • Our tours will still operate in spite of bad weather. As long as if it is safe.
  • Not recommended for travelers with acrophobia
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Piazza Vittorio Veneto, 8, 54033 Carrara MS, Italy


Return Details

Returns to original departure point

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

3 hours


User's Reviews

varshachandra

27 Mar, 2024

Our guide Luca was great—drove up and down hairpin turns to show us the marble caves and was very knowledgeable about the process of cultivating the marble. Some awesome views of the Valley and Carrara.

Diana_B

24 Oct, 2023

We especially enjoyed seeing the marble studio, mountains, and caves up close. Luca was a great guide with excellent explanations and with customizing our agenda for the changing weather. We also like La Vacanza Travel for making it so easy to find and participate in custom tour options.

Rebecca_G

05 Sep, 2023

Learning how this mine works made all the difference to the tour. History and present day working mingled with nature made for an interesting tour.

627marvink

22 Aug, 2023

I can't believe how disappointing our experience was with this booked tour. Just 1.5 hours before it was set to start, they had the audacity to cancel on us. We were already en route to the pick-up point and had incurred extra costs just getting there. And their solution? They asked us to reschedule for another date, without even considering compensating for the added expenses we had to bear. This level of disregard for their customers' time and money is simply outrageous.

Jason_D

13 Aug, 2023

Such an amazing experience. It was worth every penny. First off, we were able to get picked up at the train station. That made arranging this tour a little simpler logistically. But the drive up the mountain was thrilling and the tour guides are passionate about what their doing up their, as well as the area.

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This is fantastic tour !

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Marble cave tour

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Terrible experience due to our guide but amazing location

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Luca , grazie della tua disponibilità e preparazione

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