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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 WALKING TOUR OF CARRARA OLD TOWN.
SUITABLE FOR BUSES OF ALL SIZES
PRIVATE GUIDED WALK IN THE COLONNATA MARBLE VALLEY AND THROUGH CARRARA HISTORICAL CENTER.
Guided walking tour discovering the marble mines and visit the Carrara town center, recently included in the UNESCO list for the Creative cities for marble crafts.
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.
Afterward, depart to Carrara town center, the white marble made town. The guided sightseeing includes the medieval area of Carrara with the Duomo and Malaspina castle, Alberica square (Renaissance side) and ends up in the modern Carrara.
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 of a Carrara marble quarry.