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Enjoy a day tour from Florence or a day excursion from Spezia or Livorno port of calls to tour the ancient quarry town of Carrara home to the world largest marble quarry excavated since ancient Rome times.
Carrara marble has been used since the time of ancient Rome, the Pantheon and Trajan's Column in Rome are constructed of it. Many sculptures of the Renaissance, such as Michelangelo David, were carved from Carrara marble. The Marble Arch in London and the Cathedral in Siena are also made from this stone. Whether you love art, history, culture or all of the above, a visit to Carrara will provide you with a lasting memory, your own trip of a lifetime.
This exciting private guided chauffeured day tour to the marble quarries of Carrara led by our qualified English speaking licensed driver/guides starts visiting the medieval city of Lucca where some of the most beautiful villas and gardens in Tuscany survive and for which Tuscany became famous in the world. Next you head towards Marlia, just north of Lucca, to visit the park of Villa Reale which belonged to Napoleon's sister and then to the Kings of Italy housing one of the most beautiful Italianate gardens in Tuscany. Then on through the Garfagnana forest which is an environmentally intact valley offering plenty of nature, history and gorgeous hill town villages. Along the west side of the valley you cross the beautiful Apuane Alps and reach Carrara marble district, located just at the foothill of the Apuane Alps. The scenery is just breathtaking and gets even better when you cross the pass and find yourselves among the quarries, a world of marble surrounding you and with our expert local driver/guide you drive right on roads carved out of marble and into the quarries which are one of the most fantastic things to see on planet earth. The whole experience can be enhanced (upon request at the time of the booking) by touring the quarries with our 4x4 deluxe Mercedes Benz Luxury SUV (for maximum 6 guests) as with this fully insured vehicle we can reach the highest cliffs of the quarries otherwise not accessible by normal vehicles where the emotion of being in a marble world is breathtaking and your day trip can be further customized to include lardo tasting at a typical trattoria (upon request at the time of the booking).
Contact us for your private guided chauffeured Carrara marble tour.

* Private guided chauffeured tour
* English speaking licensed driver/guide
* Private deluxe Mercedes Benz vehicle
* Lucca must see sights tour
* Carrara quarry tour
* Suitable for Children & Seniors

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Food & wine tasting tour (Optional Upgrade)