Top 10 Hidden Gems Things to do in Province of Massa Carrara, Tuscany

We offer guided tours and outdoor activities for single travellers, families and small groups in Lunigiana, Apennines National Park, Apuan Alps and Carrara marble quarries, Gulf of the Poets and the Cinque Terre, both shared or private tours. Art&History, Food&Wine, Walking& hiking, E-Bike Tours, Canyoning and Climbing. E-bike rental also available.

Famous for their white marble, these caves in the Apua Mountains serve as studios of stone sculpting and bronze art, where famous artists and sculptors from all over the world come to work.

The Castle, a feud of the branches of the Malaspina del Ramo Fiorito holdings from the fourteenth to the eighteenth century, is of great importance historically, and above all, architecturally. The construction of the massive fortress, which merges with the underlying sandstone rock so the whole structure seems carved in stone, began in the second half of the twelfth century.

Tours and guided visits at the Carrara marble quarries, excursions on 4x4 off road vehicles, walking tours of Carrara historical center, sculpture studios and marble workshops.

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.

A medieval castle set in the heart of Lunigiana (Tuscany), once a feud of the Malaspina family. Declared national monument by decree of historical cultural heritage, is also a venue that offers the possibility of overnight stay and dine, tasting the traditional menu of the territory.

COSTO EURO 12,00 A PARTECIPANTE DURATA 50/60 MINUTI . Carrara Marble Tour è lieta di offrirvi una fantastica escursione in Jeep 4×4 nel bacino più spettacolare della Alpi Apuane, alle scoperta dei marmi pregiati di Carrara e della continua sfida tra l’uomo e la montagna al fine di realizzare famosi e pregiati decori, là dove Michelangelo trovò materia prima per le opere più importanti al mondo. La partenza è dal Piazzale di Fantiscritti, dove ha la sede la Carrara Marble Tour, con arrivo alla cava n.83 Canalgrande, passando per le ripide strade di cava, rese celebri in tutto il mondo anche dalle riprese di tante produzioni hollywoodiane. Tra le più recenti ricordiamo la sequenza dell’inseguimento mozzafiato in apertura di 007 Quantum of