Carrara and the marble, Tuscany
Carrara and the marble: an ancient connection which has its origins in the city and in its marble extraction activity.
Very interesting are the marble workshops which spot the Carrara territory. Don’t forget to visit the exhibitions of famous and new artists and the events connected to the marble processing.
Furthermore, another place to visit is the Civic Marble Museum, that represent the starting point of this itinerary. From here the visitor, crossing the Ponti di Vara, arrives to the wonderful marble quarries.
In the historical centre of Carrara, in the ancient palace of Alberico Cybo Malaspina, has its headquarters the Fine Arts Academy, which hosts ancient, medieval and modern sculptures, and, today, is famous for the Sculputre School.
Walking around the centre, the visitor arrives to the Duomo, built between XI-XIV centuries and which shows a gotic-romanesque style. In the Cathedral there are many frescoes and sculptures of XVI-XV centuries and a work by Bergamini.
Near the centre of Carrara there is the Parco della Padula, a park rich of exotique plants.
In Campocecina, a place that offers a wonderful view, it is possibile to admire, in the Morlungo, the Cava dei Poeti, and the Parco della Memoria, where are collected statues dedicated to the Shoah.
In August, in the wonderful frame of quarries takes place the Lizzatura, the old method that the quarrymen used to move marble blocks.
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