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8-Hour Carrara Marble Quarry Tour with Colonnata and Lunae Farm

8 Hours Round trip from Via Miseglia Fantiscritti Easy pace

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The journey

Trip highlights

01 Explore the extraordinary Fantiscritti marble quarry and its open-air museum
02 Enjoy the white quarry landscape of Carrara "one step from the sky"
03 Visit ancient Colonnata and taste its famous Lardo di Colonnata
04 Savor wine, oil, and local cold cuts at Lunae Farm
05 Have a light lunch among olive trees and vineyards

Spend a day "one step from the sky" in the white landscape of Carrara's marble quarries. Visit the extraordinary Fantiscritti quarry and its open-air museum, where you can discover the history of marble mining and see how quarrymen lived and worked over the centuries. Continue to the ancient picturesque village of Colonnata to enjoy its famous lard and views of the Apuan Mountains, then head to Lunae Farm for wine tasting, local products, and a light lunch among olive trees and vineyards.

Spend a day "one step from the sky" in the white landscape of Carrara's marble quarries.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 8 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Yes

City Carrara

Languages English, French, Italian, Spanish

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Fantiscritti Quarry, Colonnata and Lunae Farm Experience

Your guide will pick you up from your hotel or apartment around 9:00 AM, holding a signboard with your name and the tour operator's name.
Travel to Carrara to visit the Fantiscritti marble quarry and museum.
Continue to Colonnata, an ancient picturesque village in the comune of Carrara. As you walk through the small streets of the old village, you will have the chance to taste typical local cold cuts.
Arrive at Lunae (Luni) Farm to taste wines and local products such as oil and cold cuts, visit the cellar and vineyards, and learn about the history and production of the wines.
Choose between four tasting menus and enjoy a light lunch among olive trees and vineyards.

Where this trip takes you

Fantiscritti marble quarry, Colonnata village, Lunae Farm vineyards

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map — Round trip from Via Miseglia Fantiscritti 1 city · 8 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

Brochures
Air-conditioned vehicle - comfortable 8-seat Mercedes minivan or similar
Bottled water
WiFi on board
Light lunch
Ticket for the Fantiscritti marble quarries
Wine tasting
English-speaking driver-escort

What to bring

Casual clothes

Know before you go

Our driver will pick you up from your location (hotel, B&B, or private apartment) and take you on a journey through the "lunar landscape" of the marble quarries in a convenient Mercedes minivan or similar vehicle.
At Fantiscritti, you will take a Jeep to reach inside the marble quarry, where an expert local guide will explain the secrets of the most famous Tuscan marble quarry, which is still in business. You can see how the marble is cut and visit the museum room inside the quarry. The huge hall of the museum, made entirely of marble, was used in the past as a film set for a James Bond movie.
The tour continues with a stop at the village of Colonnata, famous for its "Colonnata lardo". We will visit the town, where you can enjoy a spectacular view of the Apuan Mountains.
In the afternoon, we move to Luni Farm winery for a light lunch and a great wine tasting experience, including delicious local products, with five special wine tastings and local cold cuts.
The return is scheduled for around 5:00 PM.
In the Apuan Alps, the famous Carrara marble was formed from limestone sediments about 200 million years ago. The marble quarries in Carrara are recognised all over the world. Michelangelo also chose the Carrara marble quarries as the source of the raw material for his David. One of the essential quarries is Fantiscritti, above Carrara. Fantiscritti is accessible to visitors from the caves in the mountain and from the top of the hill. Along the road leading to the Fantiscritti quarry, you can admire three matching bridges, known as the bridges of Vara, which were the viaducts of the old Marble Railway.
Colonnata is situated in the Apuan Alps and is known worldwide for the pork fat delicacy "Lardo di Colonnata".
Visit the Lunae wine cellars for an authentic sensory experience.
We can also pick up and drop off customers at private addresses, apartments, or B&Bs without extra charge. It is only necessary to indicate your correct address in the notes.

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