Visiting a Marble Quarry in Tuscany
Many visit Tuscany and admire the beauties of the Chianti region, as well as the art cities, but there is another face to this region a completely different view, a natural panorama so rare and unique, home to some of the most impressive marble quarries in Italy and worldwide, which spread throughout the mountains just minutes away from some of the most exclusive beaches and resorts of Tuscany in Versilia and Viareggio.
Visiting a marble quarry is a fascinating experience which brings you back in time hundreds if not thousands of years to the days of the ancient Romans, the first to identify and mine the famous White Marble of Carrara.
Today Marble Quarries are visited by thousands of curious tourists from all over the world …
If you suffer from Claustrophobia this isn’t the place for you !
Specialized companies organize tours of marble quarries – this is a photo taken from within the tunnel leading to the heart of the mountain.
Take a look at what a real marble quarry looks like …
Enormous machines and blocks of marble waiting to be taken away or for a buyer are in every corner of these huge caves …
Here is another photo with some people in the foreground – just look at the size of these caves !
Visiting a marble quarry in Tuscany is a unique experience you may not have thought about or planned for but it’s well worth your time and effort. The ride along the mountain side is exciting and the panorama is unforgettable.
2 of our fine hotels are located in this area.
- Hotel Plaza e de RussieIn its privileged position overlooking the sea, Hotel Plaza e de Russie, a 4 star hotel in Viareggio is the oldest in Viareggio. Erected in 1871, it took the name “De Russie” in memory of the Russian nobility that frequented the beaches of Versilia and lived the glories of aristocracy and of the art movements of the turn of the century. The hotel’s 50 rooms all have hardwood floors and cherry wood furniture, autonomous air conditioning, minibars, and satellite TV. The hotel’s restaurant, La Terrazza, which gets its name from the hotel’s splendid panoramic terrace, creates its delicacies, especially seafood, in a unique setting overlooking the landscape from Tino Island to the Livorno promontory, with the Apuan Alps behind you.
- Hotel BryonThe unique combination of two Liberty villas, a meeting place for nobility from the House of Savoia, the villas were subsequently converted into hotels maintaining their original refined features. Today, the villas are an elegant 5 star hotel in Forte dei Marmi hotel with 29 rooms and suites overlooking the sea or the Apuan Alps, as well as two halls for meetings and conferences that seat 10 and 60 people. The bar overlooks the garden where a large swimming pool attracts guests who don’t feel like going to the beach. Flowers and other plants are in abundance. Within the greenery of the area, guests find that calm atmosphere which is typical of large private residences, but with all the comforts of a 5-star hotel.
