Private Carrara Marble Tour Adventure

Duration:

90 mins to full day

Offered on:

Every day at 10am and 3pm

Meeting Point:

No wait in lines!

All our prices include tickets and reservations

Private Carrara Marble Tour Adventure

Spend the day at an active marble quarry site via Land Rover - a true Italian adventure

Learn about Carrara marble, Michelangelo's raw meterial

Take a Land Rover ride to the Apuan Alpines where views are breathtaking

Get a comprehensive overview of Carrara & Carrara marble with a private tour guide

Learn about 2000 years of history in one adventure filled Tuscan afternoon

LivItaly’s Private Carrara Marble Tour is a fantastic, adventure-packed way to get a 360-degree overview of the marble that shaped the Renaissance. This unique experience will take you to the Marble Quarries of Carrara via Land Rover – a perfect activity for family fun! Feel the thrill of an action-packed day at the quarries and revel in the expertise of your local guide who will tell you all about Michelangelo’s favorite materials. This is a visual experience perfect for any art lover.

Buckle Up for Your Land Rover Adventure!
This is truly a great experience for families or history lovers who are curious to see a different side of Italian tourism… a more adventurous one! As your driver takes you up the bumpy ride via Land Rover, you will soon understand that this is not just an ordinary tour, this is an experience you will not soon forget! You will be driving into manmade marble caves and driven along scenic cliffs with absolutely stunning views. Take your camera because the view of sunlight on marble is a sight worth saving.

ABOUT YOUR CARRARA MARBLE TOUR | LAND ROVER ADVENTURE

Guests of the Private Carrara Marble Tour will meet an expert guide in Carrara, an Alpine town located in northern Tuscany. You will be met by Land Rover and taken across gorgeous landscapes seen from above, as you experience the adventure of an uphill ride. The rocky roads only add to the experience which very few tourists are privileged to, giving you a real look at the enormous effort which goes into the creation of art.

Once you arrive at these historic quarries, you will find yourself standing in awe of the phenomenon before your eyes – a massive mountainous quarry, entirely made of the famous grey-veined Carrara marble which helped build Rome. This is the source material of epic masterpieces such as Rome’s Pantheon, Michelangelo’s David, Trajan’s column and countless more. These are the quarries which have been used for nearly 2000 years of art, architecture and sculpture, and now is your chance to partake in history.

Your guide will tell you stories which run the gamut of ancient Romans all the way to Renaissance greats like Michelangelo and Baroque geniuses such as Gian Lorenzo Bernini. These are the artists who made Rome the art capital of the world and this is the marble that helped them.

Visit an Active Marble Quarry | The Ultimate Adventure

Tour Private Carrara Marble Tour spares no expense when it comes to authenticity, so expect to see men-at-work digging deep into these man-made caves for marble which has adorned countless art cities. Here you will learn about the contribution which Carrara marble has made not only to the world of art, but also to the world of Italian oil. The 19 miles of marble mountain has quite a story to tell, and your private tour guide is ready to tell it.

The 2000-year-old story of Carrara marble is not only filled with romantic tales of legendary sculptures and landscape beauty. Your private marble quarry guide will explain the laborious efforts that go into extracting marble from the quarries and the feuds which have ruled this area for generations. Find out who holds the fortunes to the Carrara mines, about historic clientele and those who currently buy Carrara marble.

Views from Carrara Quarries

The views alone from the Apuan Mountains down onto the Tuscan landscape are worth a visit. The juxtaposition of the active mining area behind you, with the delicate beauty of nature is simply a spectacular view like no other. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity, and one you are sure to never forget.

Once your tour is over, your private tour guide will take you back to your meeting spot to finish off your ultimate Italian adventure.

OPTIONALS TO ADD TO YOUR ADVENTURE:

Here are three optionals that you can add to your Carrara Marble adventure:

Round-trip transfer from your accomodation. We serve any area along the Tuscan beach-side, Florence and surrounding and Siena and surrounding. The transfers happen in luxury vehicles with private chauffuer
Add free time in Lucca and a private chauffuer: get picked up directly at your accommodation (see above) and get to time to explore Lucca on your own. There will be time for lunch too (not included in price).
Add a guided tour of Lucca and a light lunch (included) of local flavors in the beautiful marble quarry town of Colonnata. This option also includes a transfer from Lucca to Colonnata, so you can meet your guide directly in Lucca. Please note that you will then end the experience in Carrara (train station available).
Please note that you can add “full day chauffuer” and “guided tour of Lucca and light lunch” simultaneously and get our super VIP treatment.

Spend the day taking an adventure around the Carrara marble quarries in a Land Rover.
Get the chance to learn all about the Carrara marble used in Renaissance art.
LivItaly's tour guide will take you around the quarry and show you the marble being excavated.
Get the chance to have an up close look at the spectacular marble that has been used for centuries.
Drive around the cliffs and visit the active quarry sites to see the marble being excavated.
Go deep into the man made marble caves and have a 360 degree view of the spectacular marble.
Learn about the hard work and techniques used to create the famous marble.
Feel the thrill of driving around an active marble site in your own Land Rover.
Get some of the best scenic views of the light reflecting off the marble cliffs.

Price Explanation

Base Price

up to 2 adults all inclusive

... 539€ 937.86$ 501.27£ 636.02$

The Base Price is for up to 2 (two) participants. The total tour cost for parties of 3 or more participants varies depending on your group composition as outlined in the Additional Participants table below. Prices include all tour fees as well as administration costs to all sites on your chosen itinerary. The Land Rover is booked exclusively for yourself. Optionals:
- A tour of Lucca, transfer to the Quarries with light lunch in the town of Colonnata
- Private Chauffuer available at your complete disposal all day with free time in Lucca

Each Additional Participant

Adults

18
and over

... 259€ 450.66$ 240.87£ 305.62$

Students

18-26
with valid Student ID

... 254€ 441.96$ 236.22£ 299.72$

Teenagers

13-17

... 249€ 433.26$ 231.57£ 293.82$

Children

3-12

... 244€ 424.56$ 226.92£ 287.92$

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Duration:

90 mins to full day

Offered on:

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All our prices include tickets and reservations

Private Carrara Marble Tour Adventure

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Duration:

90 mins to full day

Offered on:

Every day at 10am and 3pm

Meeting Point:

No wait in lines!

All our prices include tickets and reservations

Private Carrara Marble Tour Adventure

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