Marble Quarries Of Northern Italy

A look at how the stone is wrenched from the earth.

Marble quarries of northern italy.

Marble quarries located at the top of the mountains form the background of the town of carrara. Due to the way in which the marble is taken the large spaces the symmetrical precision of the excavations and the shape of the worktops the mountains have been transformed into. The marble quarries of northern italy are famous around the world and they are so impressive says locatelli who is based in milan. 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.

This is where the famous marble has been excavated since roman times. The majestic marble quarries of northern italy fueled by insatiable demand in the gulf states the italian marble trade is booming. 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. The serpentine road of torano s marble valley credit luca locatelli institute for the new york times.