Carrara: Exclusive Marble Cave Tour Adventure in a 4x4
Overview
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2 hours
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Get ready for an authentic adventure inside the famous marble caves in Carrara. Jump on the Land Rover and explore the caves with your friendly local guide.
Look inside the vast white wounds that open up on the wild slopes of Carrara, and learn how the quarries have provided marble to towns and cities across Italy for more than 2,000 years. Hear about the sweat of the men who mined the marble used to build the Pantheon and Trajan's Column in Ancient Rome, along with many sculptures of the Renaissance.
Get in touch with the people, places, and machinery of an ancient tradition. Drive to different active quarries, up to 1,000 meters above sea level and hear how the noble stone is mined. Get detailed explanations about the old and modern excavation process. On our way back to Carrara, to taste a sample of the famous Lardo di Colonnata IGP.
Additional Info
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Wear comfortable shoes and clothes
Our tours will still operate in spite of bad weather. As long as if it is safe.
Not recommended for travelers with acrophobia
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Insurance (by law)
1 licensed guide service
Tasting a sample of Lardo di Colonnata
Marble quarries tour
1 tour by 4x4 vehicles
everything not mentioned in inclusions
What To Expect
Stadio dei Marmi
Meeting point in the Stadio dei Marmi area in Carrara, meeting with the guide, and start of the tour. From here we begin the ascent among the vineyards of the green Candia Hills (famous for giving birth to a fine and original tasting Wine) along a route between the sea and the imposing Apuan Alps that is truly spectacular. We continue along an up-and-down dirt section until we find the asphalt road again, which leads directly into the heart of the Carrara Marble Quarries.
Carrara
Explore the most precious of Carrara's treasures: the white marble quarries. Aboard comfortable and powerful 4×4 jeeps, our guide will take you over the peaks of the Apuan Alps. Up to the marble basins at an altitude of 1,000 meters, to discover the magical place where Michelangelo found the block that gave birth to his world-famous Pieta.
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Carrara: Exclusive Marble Cave Tour Adventure in a 4x4
Reviews
171 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Beautiful experience
Jan G,
Jun 29, 2025
- Viator
5.00Very interesting, we got good explanation from a nice guide and driver wonderful experience definitely recommended.
Nice guidance to...
Hans V,
Jun 28, 2025
- Viator
5.00Fine guidance to the starting point , impressive tour , with clear explanations. Tasting “ largo” was also nicely presented
Very neat tour
Kelley L,
Jun 27, 2025
- Viator
4.00The marble mines themselves were incredible—seeing them up close and getting to go inside one was such a unique experience. The tour was overall really cool and definitely worth doing. My only feedback is that our group was split into three cars, and while two of the guides spoke English, our driver only spoke Italian. We completely understand that we’re in Italy, but the tour listing did mention English-speaking guides, so it was a bit disappointing to miss out on a lot of the information being shared. Thankfully, another guest in our car spoke both languages and helped translate here and there, which we really appreciated—but of course, that wasn’t their responsibility. We would have loved to be in a car where we could understand more of what was being explained during the ride.
Mind-blowing marble tour!
Ann O,
Jun 11, 2025
- Viator
5.00This is a mind-blowing marble experience! Yes, the beat-up 4x4 means four people sit in the way back and three in the middle seat so the guide can speak from the front seat and the driver can focus on the roads, but it's fantastic — a fascinating adventure. The driver was so kind and accommodating, and the guide, Serena, gave us tons of information about the marble, the extraction, the mines, the people, the area. The first stop is a marble souvenir shop, which seemed at first a tad self-serving/sketchy, but turned out to be a nice pit stop. The second stop was to sample the lard, which was delicious and we began to see incredible hillsides covered with marble. The third stop was even higher up the mountain - amazing views! - and the last stop was inside the cool mine. Every bit of it was fun, interesting and exciting. My only problem throughout it all was communicating via the app with the tour operator. We had asked to be picked up at the train station and the operator never answered my question until I got a call about 15 minutes before the tour started with the driver saying he was at the train station to pick us up. So they were willing; the communication was just off. Note: It's not easy to get a taxi, so plan accordingly. But all went well and we loved this tour. Highly recommend it!
Lifetime Tour
Jessica C,
Jun 4, 2025
- Viator
5.00The meeting location is on the corner of the piazza. Don’t look for #8. There is a statue and the drivers will pick you up there. Our driver was amazing and ran the show! Everything was explained in detail and we learned so much and laughed along the way. The caves and mountains and stops we made along the way were amazing. This was a lifetime trip for one of our party as her grandfather worked in the mines. Exceeded her expectations.
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