Groups – Carrara marble quarries full immersion

Large groups traveling by coach are welcome in the Carrara marble quarries. This full immersion marble tour, will take you discovering the unique marble mountains and learn about the ancient and modern techniques used for 2000 years in the extraction and transport of marble.

Highlights

• The tour is private and on request and easily customizable.
• Duration, 3 hours in the half day, 7 hrs in the full day tour.
• Different itineraries according to the size of your motor coach.
• Visit the marble quarries by stopping in safe places to see the quarries in full activity.
• Know more about the geology of marble.
• Learn more about the history of marble extraction and transportation. 
• Free time for a possible visit to the marble souvenir shops.

ITINERARY PLANNED FOR MOTOR-COACHES MAX 12,50 METERS LONG
(4×4 Tour to the open cast quarries, underground quarry, quarry museum)

• Meet the local guide at Carrara highway exit and head to Fantiscritti marble valley;
• Upon arrival, visit the quarry museum for an introduction to the history of marble excavation and transportation.
• Move into the Land Rovers for a ride on top of the marble mountains and admire the open cast quarries.
• Afterward get into the hearth of the mountains and get amazed by the underground quarry.
• Free time for eventual visit of the marble shops.
• Light lunch in a local restaurant.

NOTES

•  Bus ticket € 100 under review. 
• You can make this program a full day by adding the guided visit of Carrara old Town, guided visit of a marble workshop, organize a sculpting experience.
• This program can be easily customized upon your wishes. Please contact for further requests.

ITINERARY PLANNED FOR MOTOR-COACHES OF ANY SIZE
(guided visit of a marble quarry, Roman Quarry, scale model of a marble quarry)

• Meet the local guide at Carrara highway exit and head to Colonnata marble valley;
• Upon arrival, visit a marble quarry in order to know more about the modern methods of marble excavation.
• Afterward, move to the Roman Quarry, an archaeological and panoramic site where see the traces of the ancient methods of excavation and admire the scenario of the marble valley.
• At last, stopover by a scale model where, helped by some tools and pictures, have a general recap of the history of marble excavation and transportation. 
• Free time for eventual visit of the marble shops.
• Light lunch in a local restaurant.

NOTES

•  There is a bus ticket to pay for the access to the Carrara territory. Before covid, the amount was € 50 per bus. 
• You can make this program a full day by adding the guided visit of Carrara old Town, guided visit of a marble workshop, organize a sculpting experience.
• This program can be easily customized upon your wishes. Please contact for further requests.