Pietrasanta Marble Quarries

Pietrasanta is a town and comune on the coast of northern tuscany in italy in the province of lucca pietrasanta is part of versilia on the last foothills of the apuan alps about 32 kilometres 20 mi north of pisa the town is located 3 kilometres 1 9 mi off the coast where the frazione of marina di pietrasanta is located.

Pietrasanta marble quarries.

From 9 00am to 6 00pm. Not only did michelangelo use it for his own sculptures but he also worked in the marble quarries. Time to see the famous carrara marble quarry that was in the movie 007 quantum of solace 2008 as the scenario of the spectacular car chase that opens the film directed by marc forster and starring. Pietrasanta is 20 km from both viareggio on the coast and carrara to the north and 35 km from pisa to the south.

Since its foundation on 1200 by guiscardo da pietrasanta chief magistrate of the close town of lucca the village was a crossroads of artists coming from all over the world. Gelato stop at antica gelateria. Every day meeting point. It s in the versilia coastal area about 3 kilometers from the sea.

Pietrasanta is in northern tuscany in a nice position below the apuan alps famous for their marble quarries. Tour of carrara marble quarries on 4 4 off raod vehicle land rover. Under the medici government there were marble quarries opened in the nearby alps. Many artists including michelangelo buonarroti.

This is one of the oldest industries in the world in fact in this area people have extracted marble since the first. The lobby of your hotel. Michelangelo s dream of building a road from the mountains made of marble. Together with your driver guide in this carrara marble tour you will go to the apuane mountains near the city of carrara where you can visit the only existing marble quarries in italy.

Little did he know those same marble quarries are what would transform the town into the epicenter of italian marble sculptures. Pietrasanta location and transportation. The origins of versilia s artistic marble working tradition go far back in time. Michelangelo himself the greatest sculptor of all time recognised the beauty of the carrara white marble extracted from the quarries around pietrasanta.

Later in the 17th and 18th centuries tragedy hit pietrasanta in a malaria outbreak resulting in grand duke leopold ii deciding to build schools and quarries in hopes to rebuild the deserted town. Time to see the famous leaning tower.