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Carrara (/ kəˈrɑːrə / kə-RAR-ə; Italian: [kaˈraːɾa]; Emilian: Carara, Emilian: [kaˈɾaːɾa]) is a town 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. [3]
Carrara, located in the Apuan Riviera in Northern Tuscany, has always been known as the marble city. The city merges into the Alps in a succession of diverse and fascinating landscapes, dominated by white mountain tips and marble extracted from quarries, which has been at the foundations of the town’s history and fortune.
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Carrara is a city literally built on marble. With the white topped Apuan Alps hanging in the background, it offers visitors a marble-paved square, a marble-clad cathedral and plenty of sculptures to remind you that the material has been sustaining and shaping this territory since Roman times.
Carrara, city, Massa-Carrara provincia (province), Toscana (Tuscany) regione (region), north-central Italy. It lies along the Carrione River in the foothills of the Apuan Alps, just northwest of Massa and east of La Spezia.
Near the coast to the north-west of Tuscany, the town of Carrara is best known for its proximity to the famous marble quarries that have supplied marble for many great works of art for the last 2000 years, including by the Romans and the Renaissance artists. Marrara itself also has a pleasant town centre and there are a couple of beach resorts ...
Carrara isn't just another Tuscan hill town; it's the undisputed marble capital of the world. Sitting at the point where the Apuan Alps descend to the Mediterranean Sea, the quarries of Carrara have been excavated since Roman times.
