Cycling around the marble valleys with your e-bike
Explore the Carrara marble quarries by bike at your own pace, an amazing experience that permits to admire unique landscapes, learn more about the excavation and transportation of marble, taste local specialties and visit the old town center of Carrara.
Highlights
- E-bike tour (pedal-assisted bicycle).
- Expert cycling guide.
- Visit the marble quarries pedaling on paved roads.
- Route length about 30 km.
- Elevation gain 500 meters.
- Visit to the historical center of Carrara.
- Tasting of local products.
Tour Details
Departure in the morning 9.00 – afternoon 15.00
Duration 3,5 hours
Availability – TOUR TEMPORARY SUSPENDED
Meeting at V&D Viaggi e Dintorni travel agency – Via Genova 2 / d Marina di Carrara
Price – Quotation on request.
The price includes: e-bike rental, cycling guide, food tasting, protective helmet
MINIMUM AGE: 14 YEARS
Type of Tour PRIVATE.
Recommended Clothing
- Protective helmet MANDATORY will be provided by the travel agency
- Tennis shoes / sneakers
- Short pants, t-shirt, light sweatshirt / windbreaker
- Hat/cap, sunglasses and sunscreen
Itinerary
Bike tour with e-bike, itinerary to the Carrara marble quarries a beautiful and suggestive journey through the three marble valleys: Colonnata, Miseglia and Torano and through Carrara historical center.
With a little sweat and effort, discover the landscape beauties of this area, learn about the ancient traditions of the quarrymen and taste the typical local products.
Meeting with the guide and depart towards the marble quarries, continue along paves roads up to Fantiscritti. The scenario is definitely unique, seeing yourselves surrounded by these white mountains. Stopover at the quarry museum for a quick but interesting visit for learning more about the excavation and transportation of marble.
After cooling off we continue to Colonnata, an ancient quarrying town, where a tasting of the famous, unique, tasty, local cold cut will be offered.
We then descend along the ancient tunnels of the marble railway up to Carrara for a short itinerary in the historic center through its historic center, called the marble city.
At the end, return to Marina di Carrara.
