Tours and guided visits at the carrara marble quarries excursions on 4x4 off road vehicles walking tours of carrara historical center sculpture studios and marble workshops.
Carrara marble mine tour.
A 4x4 tour through a series of open air mines to the central quarry at fantiscritti which offers.
Check the website for updated hours and prices or to book a tour.
Cave di fantiscritti carrara marble tour.
The cost is 12 euros as of 2019.
Note that during inclement weather the mines are not in operation.
You can tour some of the marble mines above carrara in a self guided car tour but to get as high into the apuan alps as we did in the picture you ll need to take a jeep tour.
We are open every day holidays included from 1st march to 2nd november from 10 am to 5 pm.
Tours are 50 minutes and can be taken in italian english or french.
Reservations are accepted for groups of at least 20 people.
Here you can choose between one of two tours.
Carrara marble tours include a stop at the museo dei bozzetti sculpture museum in pietrasanta to see the collection of contemporary works made from carrara marble before continuing on to the quarry.
For groups of less than 20 people reservation is not necessary come and enjoy the first available tour.
Touring the marble mines in the apuan alps in northern tuscany is an incredible visual experience which is why the location was chosen for the chase scene in the james bond film quantum of solace.