Carrara, the world-wide capital city of marble fabrication and trade, takes its name (from the Ligurian root-word kar = stone) just from the material which made it famous the world over.
The historical city centre preserves some valuable monuments. The Cathedral (XI-XIV centuries) with a ... Read review
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Carrara, the world-wide capital city of marble fabrication and trade, takes its name (from the Ligurian root-word kar = stone) just from the material which made it famous the world over.
The historical city centre preserves some valuable monuments. The Cathedral (XI-XIV centuries) with a Romanesque-Gothic faade and a precious marble rosette; inside: a wooden Crucifix (XIV century); two finely-made statues, the "Cassanelle", ... ...(XVI century); the statues in the ancient main altar.
In the Cathedral Square are: a marble bell tower, the "Giant"'s fountain and the house where Michelangelo stayed. Other interesting monuments include: the building of the Academy of Fine Arts, consisting in the old castle and the Renaissance Prince's Palace; Repetti House (XIII century); the charming Piazza Alberica, considered as one of the most beautiful seventeenth-century ... more
Carrara, the world-wide capital city of marble fabrication and trade, takes its name (from the Ligurian root-word kar = stone) just from the material which made it famous the world over.
The historical city centre preserves some valuable monuments. The Cathedral (XI-XIV centuries) with a Romanesque-Gothic faade and a precious marble rosette; inside: a wooden Crucifix (XIV century); two finely-made statues, the "Cassanelle", the Virgin and the Annunciation angel (XV century); a pulpit (XVI century); the statues in the ancient main altar.
In the Cathedral Square are: a marble bell tower, the "Giant"'s fountain and the house where Michelangelo stayed. Other interesting monuments include: the building of the Academy of Fine Arts, consisting in the old castle and the Renaissance Prince's Palace; Repetti House (XIII century); the charming Piazza Alberica, considered as one of the most beautiful seventeenth-century squares; the Santuario delle Grazie {XVII century), with rich and precious interior finishings.
Piazza Matteotti is home to two important sculptures: the copy of the "Piglet" by P. Tacca and the "Little Horse" by A. Dazzi. Along Viale XX Settembre, then, are some traces of the ancient history of this city. At Avenza, Castruccio Castracani's Tower, the only remaining tower of the 1300 fortress; at Fossola, upon a hill, the remains of the Moneta Castle, erected in 1235. Still at Fossola, facing the city stadium, do not miss a visit to the Marble Museum, divided into six sections documenting and showing the history of marble, from quarrying to fabrication and exploitation.
Carrara, the world-wide capital city of marble fabrication and trade, takes its name (from the Ligurian root-word kar = stone) just from the material which made it famous the world over.
The historical city centre preserves some valuable monuments. The Cathedral (XI-XIV centuries) with a Romanesque-Gothic fade and a precious marble rosette; inside: a wooden Crucifix (XIV century); two finely-made statues, the "Cassanelle", the Virgin and the Annunciation ... ...the ancient main altar.
In the Cathedral Square are: a marble bell tower, the "Giant"'s fountain and the house where Michelangelo stayed. Other interesting monuments include: the building of the Academy of Fine Arts, consisting in the old castle and the Renaissance Prince's Palace; Repetti House (XIII century); the charming Piazza Alberica, considered as one of the most beautiful seventeenth-century squares; the Santuario delle Grazie {XVII century), ...
giannit 02.10.2000
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Advantages: Conveniently good accommodation facilities (hotels, camping sites, bed and breakfast) Disadvantages:
...cold northern winds, Marina di Carrara is a modern, well-equipped seaside resort, with a large beach of fine and soft sand, set among the blue sea and green pine woods.
Excellently located along the Tyrrhenian coast, it is very well served by road (Trunk Road no. 1, "Via Aurelia"), motorway (A 12: Genoa-Livorno; A 15: Parma-mare; A 11: Florence-mare) and railway (lines Genoa-Pisa-Rome and Milan-Fornovo-Livorno) connection networks, so its beach ... ...to the main monumental and artistic centres of Tuscany as well. The advantages of a temperate climate in any season, of sand, sun and breezes mitigating the sultry weather and the oppressive heat of the summer add to the unique privilege of ranging, within a few miles, from bathing in the sea to sun-bathing in the mountains at an altitude of over 1,000 metres, and to many other excursions in the inner territory, rich in history, art and unusual natural ...
giannit 16.09.2000
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The first approach to the marble slopes takes you generally to Colonnata (532 metres high), an ancient hamlet said to have been founded to accomodate the slave who excavated the marble in Roman times. The quarries of Colonnata comprise the most important of the Apuan slopes and offer a supeerb view of the majestic marble pieces on the slopes of the Mountains Serrone Maggiore an Spallone. At the summit of the same mountain you find the slope of Gioia: ... ...The Fantiscritti quarries are reached by following the River Carrione to the Vara bridges. For 100 years, these have permitted trains to carry marble, today converted into a road which crosses the Vara Tunnel. Known as a Fantiscritti because it is from here that the famous Roman bas-relief came. The marble extracted from this basin is the clear White type of Battaglino and of the Grand Canal, the Bettogli Statuary and the ordinary White of Fantiscritti. ...
giannit 16.09.2000
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Not far from Carrara are the Apuan Alps.
Since the ancient Romans times, people have been digging out marble from these mountains.
If you are in Carrara, go to the "Museo del Marmo", to learn more about marble.
To extract marble, requires a lot of science, since, according to the way it is cut out of the mountain, the quality can be affected positively or negatively.
Once cut, the rock is cleaned, and then transported, with an ancient technique, ... ...are on the coast, you can see the mountains with their gleaming white, as if it were snow.
Some of the travel agencies in Carrar organize trips to the caves directly.
If you are in town on Monday, make sure you pay a visit to the local market. Many farmers are these days selling to the public their products. the 19th March is the anniversary of the Saint of the City, and parties are held in the street. ...
CICLISTALOCO 19.05.2001
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...eye of the beholder. Massa, Carrara and Montignoso on one side and Lunigiana on the other can boast a rather unique geological location connected by world-famus arts town in Tuscany. A 10-minute drive to Versilia, a half an hour drive to Le Cinque Terre, a little longer to Pisa and Lucca and an hour's drive to Florence. Finally, further opportunities to enjoy the territory are offered by the Conference Centre in Marina di Massa and the Marble and ...
giannit 03.11.2000
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at the time, as the city fathers held a competition for the best design, which was won by an astute fellow called George Meikle Kemp.
He had no formal qualifications, and actually entered the competition under an assumed name, John Morvo, who was a well-known master mason at Melrose Abbey in the Scottish Borders.
His design didn’t even come first in the competition, but after he had altered and embellished it somewhat, he was eventually awarded the contract, much to the dismay of many better-qualified architects in the city.
~ ~ There’s a statue of Scott himself standing below the arches of the monument, that was crafted from fine Carrara marble imported all the way from Italy. This was nearly never erected, as the marble seemingly fell of the ship while being unloaded at the docks, and was submerged under several feet of salt ...
