Carrara Marble Tour by van from Lucca or Pisa

Rafaelle 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 🙏

Raffelle 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!

What a beautiful experience!!! I saw images of Carrara marble quarries in Google a few years ago and knew I had to come visit Lucca. Our tour guide Raffael was welcoming and well versed in his knowledge of the area we drove through as well as the Carrara marble quarries. Not only did we see the quarry from the outside but they also brought us inside of the mountains which was breathtaking. After that, we were brought to the town called Coronata, where we had lunch and some wine. It was a lovely day and an experience I’ll never forget

A wonderful tour with Marco of the Carrara Quarry! This is a tour that should not be missed. We went on a rainy day but the site was still spectacular and very interesting. The tour finished at a hilltop village for a local lunch of bread, cheese, meats, lardo, vegetables and wine. Memorable!

The marble cave was absolutely stunning. It was really interesting to hear how the marble is cut out and removed and the care that is taken in making sure there are strong columns to support it. The lunch is Colonnata was great fun. The village is lovely.

I am a sculpture so for me it was like being in haven ( i am not a religious person). It was very beautiful and interesting from different point of views ( geographic , historical, etc ) for me and my wife.

I am already planning to come back for the sculpting matters

Tommaso was a terrific guide all the way from Lucca to Carrera! The cave tour was awesome and then Tommaso took us up to have some “Lardo” at the small town of Collanata. It was a great day and worth it!

Highly recommended! Raffaele was knowledgeable about the region and told us lots of fun stories about Tuscany. He sent a message to confirm the day before the tour, then came to pick us up in his comfortable, air-conditioned van on the day of. We had a fantastic time at the marble quarry along with a lunch at a small village where we tried the lardo de colonata. The lardo surpassed my expectations -- delicious and fragrant and velvety soft like ham -- not like lard at all! The marble quarry tour was unforgettable, and Raffaele made it a fantastic experience.

Raffael was a wonderful guide… very knowledgeable and friendly!!! The best tour on our trip!!!! Do not miss this tour, it was fascinating:)

Great tour with Raffaele as our tour guide. The tour of the marble caves was really interesting and then we visited Colonnata. This is a beautiful mountain village and Raffaele advised were to go to lunch and it was beautiful. It was a really good tour and on the day we went it was just my husband and I.

Raffaele imparted so much information and made the day really memorable.