If you go to Carrara you must take a tour to the famous quarries of white marble, right off the city center. But first there is something you should know about it. The marble quarries of Carrara As I said before Carrara is renowned for its marble that is extracted since Roman times and probably even before. Since 5th century b.C. it was used to built monuments, buildings and works of art. All the famous sculptors came to Carrara to…
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The Marble Quarries of Carrara and the Miracolous Lardo
Posted on August 19, 2014
