Location: Carrara
Top Things to do in Carrara
The 9 Best Things to do Good for a Rainy Day in Carrara, Tuscany
Carrara [karˈraːra] (Emilian: Carara) is a city and comune in Tuscany, in central Italy, of the province of Massa and Carrara, and notable for the white or blue-grey marble quarried there. It is on the Carrione River, some 100 kilometres (62 mi) west-northwest of Florence.
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1. La Marmifera
2. Duomo di Carrara
3. MarmoTour Michelangelo
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4.5 based on 357 reviews
Sightseeing in the quarry in Ravaccione gallery, which is accessed through the marble basin of the Cave Michelangelo. During the tour, staff will show you the immense rooms of the "marble Cathedral" and will provide you with information related to the birth of the tunnel quarry machinery and their uses, to the extraction techniques and of course on the marble information such as material used in various fields. You can also admire the Mural of streetartist Ozmo that once again the Creation of Adam by Michelangelo. And finally you will see our extraordinary wine cellar (classic method wine). The staff will be at your disposal to respond to your curiosity.
4. Palazzo Cucchiari
5. Santuario Madonna delle Grazie
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4.5 based on 9 reviews
Entirely lined in white and coloured marbles from the ground up to the cornice, the church is unique in the whole Massa-Carrara district.The marbles, even rare ones, both local and foreign, were skilfully matched by Carrara master craftsmen approximately between 1750 and 1770, on the initiative of Pietro del Medico.
6. Chiesa del Suffragio
7. CARMI - Museo Carrara e Michelangelo
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4.0 based on 12 reviews
8. Museo Civico del Marmo
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3.5 based on 35 reviews
9. Barlume
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3.5 based on 52 reviews
