Carrara Michelangelo Marble: Private Full-Day Tour
ID: GYG37054-45938
Category:
Country: Italy
Duration:
09:00 hours
Description
Visit the Carrara Marble Mountains and find out about the marble extraction process on a private, full-day tour. Ride in a 4x4 Land Rover, visit quarries, and visit Pisa or Lucca.
Travel in a 4x4 vehicle in the basin of the Apuan Alps on a private, full-day tour of discovery and adventure. See the marble of Carrara, where Michelangelo found raw material for some of his most famous works (such the DAVID).
Your day begins with pick-up at your hotel or cruise ship. Then you will be transferred to Carrara, where you will drive up the Carrara Marble Mountains. Stop to admire the incredible marble mountains of Miseglia and Fantiscritti, then continue to the latter where you will meet your guide.
Pile into a 4x4 vehicle with your group, traveling to an altitude of 3,280 feet (1,000 meters) above sea level. Here you will be taken on a tour of 30 active quarries, which draws 25,000 tons of marble per month. Then learn about the operations and the machinery used to extract marble.
From here, admire your surroundings, including a cave, the sea, the town of Porto Venere, the mountain ranges of Cinque Terre, and the Gulf of La Spezia. Continue driving, stopping off to visit Pisa or Lucca, before returning to your ship at 17:30.
Highlights
- Drive up the Carrara Marble Mountains and visit marble quarries at the top
- Enjoy panoramic views that make for unforgettable pictures
- Visit the Leaning Tower of Pisa or the fortress town of Lucca
Guiding languages
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
