Carrara Marble Tour by van from Lucca or Pisa
Overview
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5 hours
Mobile ticket
The only Carrara marble tour that allows you to get in a real cave.
Nice to meet you!
We are drivers and tour leaders... we would like to show you an hidden gem of Tuscany!
I will pick you up with my professional van from the area of Lucca or Pisa and I will bring you up on the mountain of Carrara.
We will reach the cave and we will jump in a 4x4 Jeep that can drive us inside.
A professional tour guide will explain you everything about the story of this legendary place: not only how they work and they extract the marble, but also how they are producing a special wine or how to recognize a real Carrara marble from a fake one.
At the end of tour, we will get out from the cave and I will drive you up in the little village of Colonnata: a very small and authentic place famous for a very tasty kind of salami... "lardo di colonnata" !
I can bring you in the best food shop to buy a piece of lard or try to book a local restaurant for a tasting!
A tour off the beaten path :)
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Marble Caves of Carrara
You will have the unique possibility to visit a real Carrara Marble Cave. This is the only tour that will give you the opportunity to get inside a cave where, still now, they are extracting pure marble.
Colonnata
We will visit the little village of Colonnata: the place where the "lardo" (a very tasty kind of salami) is made. The panoramic terrace will make you enjoy an amazing view of the caves of Carrara Marble. Also the remaining 1hr is for travel time 30 minutes driving outbound and 30 minutes driving on the return
What‘s Included
Ticket of entrance at the guided tour inside the cave
Driver/Tour Leader at your disposal
Air-conditioned vehicle
At the cave, they will give you a hard hat for your safety.
Guided tour on board
As in the description, lunch is not included, but we would be happy to reserve for you a table in an authentic place where you can have a tasting of local food. Let me know :)
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Carrara Marble Tour by van from Lucca or Pisa
Reviews
29 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
A "rock" solid tour!
Julie S,,Oct 21, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00An excursion of a lifetime! Our new friend, Thomaso, our driver and guide, was informational and engaging! Everything from the start was seamless. The drive over seemed to take very little time because he engaged with all of the passengers on the tour. Once we arrived at Carrara, we took a 4 wheel drive into the cave. At that point Francesca , one of the members of the family who mine the marble, gave an amazing discussion of the process required to extract huge blocks of marble from the only internal mines in Carrara. After the tour we drove up to the city of Colonnada. We enjoyed a fun luncheon with lardo, meats, wine and bread. A fantastic day that we all highly recommend.
Very Fun and Educational
M9380XKellenw,,Oct 20, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our driver Marco was super! On time, friendly, very knowledgeable, spoke excellent English. We totally enjoyed the ride to Carrara Quarry. We stopped for a snack of Lardo in Colonatta that was really fun and interesting.
Carrera Marble trip
Martin r96,,Oct 15, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Fantastic trip and most enjoyable! The guide was very curteous and well informed and had great ideas on engaging us with the other tour members . It was a small party and the executive transporter certainly not a van as described!. The internal trip in the Carrara mine was part of a larger tour, but that all went seamlessly and was very informative - Overall a great experience and I would not hesitate to recommend this guide
Just Do The Tour!
Leigh W,,Oct 1, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00This tour was fabulous. The guide was knowledgeable, friendly, and easy to understand. The site itself, the history, and the techniques used I'll be talking about for a long time.
Truly a one of a kind...
Cynthia F,,Sep 26, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Truly a one of a kind experience. The cave tour was amazing as you could see everything they do and you are surrounded by marble. Thomaso provided an informative and fun filled van ride. We loved our lunch at a small village restaurant. It was an amazing day.
Friendly Guide and interesting Small Group Tour.
TravelGirlDS,,Jun 8, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00My sister and I had a wonderful time with Raffaele on this once in a lifetime experience. I've always wanted to see the Carrara Marble cave, so loved the opportunity to get to do that. We were picked up in Lucca in a very comfortable van. He shared great information about the surrounding area and we had a pleasant lunch experiencing the special "lardo" sandwich. I also appreciated the small,friendly group. Raffaele's english was excellent and he was kind enough to let me practice my limited Italian.
Great!
Dlhanna5446,,Jun 1, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great experience! Fascinating to be inside the mountain surrounded by marble! Raffle was an excellent guide. Very enthusiastic and very knowledgeable!! We highly recommend this tour
Perfect
Perry S,,Mar 20, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00It would be impossible to have had a better experience on our tour of the Carrera marble Quarry. Tomaso could not have been more knowledgeable, helpful, and friendly. We learned a lot about the quarry, the area and even his insights into Italy itself. He then took us to a small village called Colonata where we had a wonderful lunch of Lardo and other meats, cheeses and pasta. He took his time with us, didn’t hurry and even stopped into a special bakery on the way back to Lucca. An absolutely fantastic day and one that we would absolutely recommend.
Really interesting tour with the amazing Rafaelle
Amanda G,,Oct 22, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00Rafaelle was the perfect guide on this tour, sharing insightful and informative commentary about the surroundings, history and culture of the Tuscany region. The small group (6 of us) was a great size, although we did form a larger group inside the amazing Carrara marble cave which was led by an employee of the marble quarry (the sensational Sonia). Great to learn about the marble quarry process in general and to visit this quarry that only extracts marble for artwork purposes. We also visited the village of Colonnata and tried their famous lardo di colonnata. Rafaelle was engaging, professional and an overall nice guy. Thanks for the personal recommendations back in Lucca. Grazie mille 🙏
Carrera marble
Mary K,,Oct 18, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00Raffelle was our guide snd thr highlight of our tour. Very personable snd knowledgable of the different towns all the way. Answered all of our questions about culture. Pleasant , enjoyable snd fun!
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