When Nature created this section of the Apuan Alps, she formed a storehouse of marble that is truly marvelous in extent, for beds of the finest quality of the Carrara grade are known to exist as ...

At the foot of striking marble quarries in central Italy’s Apuan Alps sits the village of Colonnata (pictured above) – a quaint place famed for its pork lard and quarry workers. The stone ...

The Apuan Alps, where the mining is happening, are hiding one of the longest lived and least discussed stories of extractivism in Italy. The marble industry has had devastating consequences on the ...

Recognising the aesthetic significance and the aspiration of many to have marble kitchen benchtops for their homes, ...

The luxury stone comes the Apuan Alps, a mountain range in northern Tuscany that stretches for 58 km and reaches 2,000 meters high. Marble has been carved here since the Ancient Roman times ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Michelangelo's famous "David" sculpture was carved out of marble. The iconic material has been used for centuries by artists and designers alike. And calacatta is ...

Comprised mostly of compact rock (the famous white marble that contributed in making them famous and which is also the cause of the continuous, relentless quarrying) in summer the Apuan Alps lend ...

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