Come to Tuscany to explore its incredible marble quarries and learn their elaborate history. The Italians have been acquainted with the beauty of marble since ancient times and has been excavated from all over the country to build magnificent buildings and exquisite sculptures.
Choose from a range of beautiful holiday villas in Versilia where you can easily explore all the history and culture this coastal part of Tuscany has to offer.
Tuscany had a major marble industry, particularly at the Monte Altissimo near Seravezza. The master painter and sculptor Michelangelo chose the marble here to beautifully finish the façade of the San Lorenzo church in Florence.
Choose from a range of beautiful holiday villas in Versilia where you can easily explore all the history and culture this coastal part of Tuscany has to offer.
Tuscany had a major marble industry, particularly at the Monte Altissimo near Seravezza. The master painter and sculptor Michelangelo chose the marble here to beautifully finish the façade of the San Lorenzo church in Florence.
The Medici family, a wealthy banking family in Florence during the Renaissance, played a major role in creating a sophisticated marble route here. Huge blocks of marble were hewn from the mountains and carried to the coast by ox driven carts before being hauled onto ships for transport all over Italy and Europe.
The Versilia area of Tuscany has been an inspiring haven for sculptors and stone masons for centuries and tourists will see some magnificent works throughout their tour of the area, including beautiful buildings and piazzas constructed from this stone.
The Versilia area of Tuscany has been an inspiring haven for sculptors and stone masons for centuries and tourists will see some magnificent works throughout their tour of the area, including beautiful buildings and piazzas constructed from this stone.
Start off you trip here with a visit to the beautiful towns of Pietrasanta and Forte dei Marmi along the coast. The Museo dei Bozzetti in Pietrasanta displays plaster models and sketches of intricate sculptures created by local sculptors in the area dating from the early 20th century.
Go on a tour of the marble quarries to learn more about the many kinds of marble there are and how it was excavated. Read more about the famous marble quarries of Massa Carrara in our accompanying article!
Go on a tour of the marble quarries to learn more about the many kinds of marble there are and how it was excavated. Read more about the famous marble quarries of Massa Carrara in our accompanying article!
Photo credits
picture 1: Mac9 / CC BY 2.0;
picture 3: Hpschaefer / CC BY-SA 3.0
picture 1: Mac9 / CC BY 2.0;
picture 3: Hpschaefer / CC BY-SA 3.0
