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Type of Service
Guided tour for large pre-organized groups.
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Availability
All year round.
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Transportation
Your own coach any size.
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Impaired Mobility People
Partly Suitable because at the Roman Quarry there are some steps to climb. On request, we set up a version of the itinerary matching your needs.
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Activity Level
Easy. Walk mostly on flat and slightly uphill for short distances.
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Duration
approx. 3 hours
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Tariffa
Click on the link above for the tourist guides rates. If you wish to add extra services like wine tasting, meal, sculpting class, the organization is by V&D Viaggi e Dintorni Travel Agency - Carrara
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Bus Ticket
Nothing to pay until 31/12/2022
TOURIST GUIDES, GUIDED VISITS OF THE COLONNATA MARBLE VALLEY, GUIDED VISIT OF A MARBLE WORKSHOP
![guided visit of a marble quarry for groups](https://www.cavedimarmocarrara.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/gruppo-in-cava01.jpg)
SUITABLE FOR BUSES OF ALL SIZES
GUIDED VISIT, TOURIST GUIDE TO DISCOVER THE CARRARA MARBLE MINES AND WATCH THE ARTISANS AT WORK IN THE SCULPTURE WORKSHOPS.
Private excursion to Carrara marble mines and to a workshop of art. Learn more about the geology of marble, the methods of excavation and transportation of marble throughout 2000 years and the making of a marble statue.
Itinerary
Meet the tour guide and depart to the world’s largest marble quarries, during the journey your local guide provides relevant information about the history, the economy and the geology of the territory.
Arrival at the “cava Romana” (Roman quarry) archaeological site where your tour guide will explain how the ancient Romans were detaching marble blocks from the mountains. At the same time enjoy the panorama of working quarries surrounding the area.
Free time for visiting the marble souvenir shops follows.
Depart by coach to one of the sculpture studios active in Carrara area. Here, watching the artists at work, know more about tools and methods still used for the making of marble works of art. Admission fee.
SOME IDEAS TO ENRICH YOUR PROGRAM
Organization and invoicing of V&D Viaggi e Dintorni
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Snack lunch in Colonnata (oldest quarrymen village) or in Carrara.
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Be Michelangelo for 2 hours. Sculpting experience in a marble workshop.
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Visit some interesting venue in the surroundings: Sarzana, Pietrasanta, Cinque Terre.
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Visit the inside ofa Carrara marble quarry.